Overview
- GOP strategist Scott Jennings recounts Trump proposing a chandelier placed through the central ceiling crest in the Oval Office.
- White House staff examined the proposal and determined the ceiling could not bear the weight, leading them to drop the plan.
- The account appears in Jennings' new book, Revolution of Common Sense, which details conversations and observations from the Trump White House.
- Jennings frames the episode within broader, rapid redesigns, citing the East Wing demolition for a roughly $300 million ballroom and a reworked Rose Garden.
- Recent Oval Office changes include extensive gilded accents and portrait frames swapped for ornate gold versions, according to press reports.