Overview

• Trump posted a Truth Social video showing new gold ornaments and wrote that foreign leaders “freak out,” calling it the “Best Oval Office ever.”
• The White House said the materials are of the highest quality and were purchased personally by the president.
• Online investigators pointed to look‑alike retail moldings as possible sources for some trim, a claim that remains unconfirmed and disputed.
• The makeover has expanded gold trim, gilded cherub carvings, and displays of trophies and vases, alongside nearly 20 presidential portraits.
• Reporting notes Florida cabinet maker John Icart was brought in to replicate Mar‑a‑Lago flourishes, as allies praise the look and critics fault the timing after the Michigan attack.