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Trump Showcases Gold-Accented Cabinet Room Makeover in Detailed Tour

He asserted sweeping executive prerogatives to repurpose government property for a bespoke historic narrative.

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Overview

  • During a July 8 cabinet meeting, Trump halted agenda items to lead an impromptu walkthrough of the renovated space.
  • He personally selected presidential portraits and decorative ceiling medallions from the White House Vault to illustrate a curated lineage.
  • Trump debated applying gold leaf to the room’s top moldings after deeming paint unable to replicate true gold.
  • He invoked his authority to relocate a grandfather clock from Secretary Rubio’s office in the State Department to the Cabinet Room.
  • The Cabinet Room refresh caps his March Oval Office overhaul and underscores his challenge to longstanding White House furnishing norms.