Overview
- During a filmed Oval Office tour with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, President Trump said, “You can’t imitate gold,” and dismissed suggestions the accents came from Home Depot.
- Ingraham posted the clip on Facebook with a caption asserting the decor is real gold, renewing attention on the makeover.
- Social-media sleuths and prior reports have flagged close matches to $58 polyurethane appliques from Ekena Millwork sold at Home Depot, and the manufacturer told BuzzFeed these could be their onlays.
- A White House official has said the decorations are high-quality gold and that Trump is paying for them himself, but no independent verification of materials or total cost has been provided.
- The display drew fresh criticism from viewers and commentators who called it out of touch during a period of rising household expenses.