Overview
- Inside Edition and The Mirror reported visual matches between Oval Office ornamentation and $58 polyurethane appliqué and onlay molding sold at Home Depot.
- Internet investigators say the pieces appear to be retail plastic molds that were coated in gold paint or leaf before installation.
- BuzzFeed identified additional decorative details that resemble another inexpensive retail item listed at about $30.79.
- A White House official told the Daily Mail the décor was made with the highest quality gold and that President Trump covered the cost himself.
- The Daily Mail noted it could not independently verify the retail-item claims, as social media users widely mocked the makeover’s authenticity.