Overview

• During Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, President Trump guided members through his recent redesign, explaining the symbolism behind each element.
• He personally selected new presidential portraits from the White House Vault, featuring leaders from Washington to Polk in carefully chosen frames.
• The renovation added decorative ceiling medallions and a storied circular mirror to reflect the room’s 1934 origins.
• He asserted executive authority to relocate a “gorgeous” grandfather clock from Secretary Rubio’s State Department office into the Cabinet Room.
• Trump is now soliciting cabinet feedback on whether to gild the room’s upper moldings with genuine gold leaf for a lasting metallic finish.