Overview
- CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins first shared a photo Wednesday showing new gold script lettering reading “The Oval Office” on the exterior near the Rose Garden.
- The lettering appears to be on a white backing and drew online ridicule for its style and color, with some comparisons to Mar-a-Lago aesthetics.
- Newsweek noted visual cues suggesting the label could be a temporary decal or paper rather than a permanent fixture.
- White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said the addition is part of President Trump’s push to enhance the complex’s appearance.
- The small tweak unfolds as the East Wing, demolished in late October, is set to be replaced by a roughly $300 million donor-funded ballroom that has prompted preservation and oversight questions.