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"Trump gilds the White House in gold, while Republicans face angry town halls."

"Trump is turning the White House into Mar-a-Lago—at taxpayers' expense,

President Donald Trump is gilding the White House, using his so-called "gold guy" to add gold touches to the Oval Office on the taxpayer dime, to make the historic building look like his tacky Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Trump has gilded the furniture, affixed gold ornaments to the Oval Office fireplace, added gold sculptures and picture frames, and reportedly installed a gold Trump crest over the doorway into the White House. He even ordered his and Vice President JD Vance’s portraits to be reprinted with a gold border because he wanted the pictures to “catch the light,” the WSJ reported.

“It’s the Golden Office for the Golden Age,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the WSJ." (Daily Kos)......

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/16/2316765/-Trump-is-turning-the-White-House-into-Mar-a-Lago-at-taxpayers-expense

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