About that White House ballroom and the East Wing

[Daniel]

@AndyD said in About that White House ballroom and the East Wing:

He's been given the Order of the Boot

Lol!

[wtg]

Just in case he forgets where/what it is.

A new sign was spotted adorning the White House this week, prompting backlash from lawmakers who have noted that Donald Trump is quite literally gilding the White House during a government shutdown.

Trump has been remaking the White House in his own image with the recent dramatic demolition of the East Wing and active construction of a new ballroom, doing so with plenty of gold. Written in cursive gold script, a sign identifying the Oval Office is now affixed beside the office’s door.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/trump-oval-office-sign

[Daniel]

Is this a joke? A 1st grade student could have done a better job.

[AndyD]

Looks like it's on paper, perhaps waiting for a signwriter to attend?
Whether you like the script or not, some things are unnecessary.

[Daniel]

And unseemly.

[wtg]

@AndyD said in About that White House ballroom and the East Wing:

some things are unnecessary

Including the gold monstrosity over the doorway....

[Bernard]

@wtg It looks like a bad DIY. Anyone with a bit of taste would have toned down the gold with antiquing wax. Well, put it this way.... anyone with a bit of taste wouldn't have put those cheap looking filigrees there in the first place.

[AndyD]

Corporate Trump I'm afraid. His taste appears to be extreme 'new money'.

[wtg]

Says it all.

edit: And no, it's not AI.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37928024

[Daniel]

It might not be I but it's definitely A.