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Brooke's avatar

Jefferey Goldberg called it “Louis IV overripe casino style.” 😂

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/donald-trump-oval-office-interview-excerpts/682623/

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Debra Shockley's avatar

Www.gardenrant.com 3/21/25 Rose Garden Lawn and Oval Office Houseplant are GONE

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Debra Shockley's avatar

I read a gardening blog post on the removal of the ivy. They were incensed. I’ll try to recall where I read it.

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Julia Hunter's avatar

I absolutely appreciate the petty of this. Sometimes it’s nice to momentarily major in the minors

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Beth Unsworth's avatar

He also has a framed print of his mug shot I think just outside the Oval office, you can see it when the door is open

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Pantsuit Politics's avatar

uggghhhhhhhh

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Grace's avatar

Every time I see pictures of the new Oval Office I’m like “wow. That was all quite the choice.” Also- it’s SO ugly. Like Trump has no taste at all.

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Heather B's avatar

I thought the same thing! Very tacky

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Emily's avatar

Alise, I’m reading Four Thousand Weeks too! Really enjoying it.

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Angelyn Knab's avatar

My dad would call this “conspicuous consumption.”

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Sue Millar's avatar

omg-WELL SAID!!!! i had no idea about this gross remodeling as i don't watch news-i read the local paper and listen to podcasts! marie antoinette has nothing on him! but you're so right-it's OUR house, not HIS!!

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Kate F's avatar

Very on brand.

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debra's avatar

Thanks! I printed a photo of this to attach to my fridge. My Trump Gallery--so far--has turned my stomach so much I've lost ten pounds!

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Diana's avatar

When all the kids (who are adults) were here for Easter, I mentioned that the White House was using 30,000 real eggs for the Easter egg roll this year and my son’s girlfriend said that had a real let them eat cake energy. So the bedazzled Oval Office tracks. Do we think DJT knows how it all turned out for Marie Antoinette?

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Michelle McKinney's avatar

It’s gross.

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