U.S. President Donald Trump posted a video on social media on September 28 local time showing the "24K gold decoration" of the White House's elliptical office and cabinet meeting rooms, sparking public discontent and blasphemy on the Internet.
In the video released by Trump, a lot of gold decorations were placed on the table. Trump’s inscription said, “This is the top 24K gold used in the White House Oval Office and Cabinet Meeting Rooms. Foreign leaders and other visitors are ‘surprising’ to see its quality and elegance. Both in terms of performance and appearance, it’s the best Oval Office ever!”
Trump's post caused the anger of some American netizens. Some people criticized, "Do you realize how out of touch this is with ordinary people? When they live the life of moonlight people, you actually show off those vulgar golden decorations in the Oval Office!"
There are netizens who say that Trump’s golden decorations are “fake” and Trump doesn’t appreciate “true beauty” eyes, and has lost the elliptical office its dignity. There are also netizens who ask, “What does these golden decorations help the Americans?”
After taking office in January this year, US President Trump made a number of renovations to the White House, among which the Oval Office was particularly prominent. Trump added a lot of golden decorations to it, and the indoor changes attracted the attention of American and foreign media. The British "Guardian" said that the current Oval Office is in sharp contrast to what it looked like during Biden's time. According to reports, Trump also invited his personal "golden expert" to decorate the Oval Office.
The Guardian that the White House had previously said that the “highest quality” gold was purchased by Trump’s private funding. White House news secretary Levitt described the elliptical office as “the golden office of the golden age”. On the other hand, some have criticized Trump’s decorative style. American singer Jack White compared the room to a wrestler’s wardrobe, calling it “rough” and “catholic.”