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A replica Oval Office is on display near the White House and now looks exactly like President Donald Trump’s office from his first term. Jackie Koppell goes on a tour of the iconic room, known as "The People's House: A White House Experience.
The musician described the Oval Office as a "vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler's dressing room."
White, now a solo artist, once owned a furniture business, while Trump, a real estate magnate, has long been known to favor a flashy, Rococo aesthetic. The pair's divergence on matters of style may come as no surprise, as the singer's sartorial choices have traditionally leaned into a more cool-toned emo look.
The White House responded to Jack White's criticism of the Oval Office's golden makeover by calling him a "washed-up, has-been loser" and accusing him of disrespecting the significance of the space.
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New York Magazine on MSNWhite House Feuds With Jack White Over ‘Gaudy’ Trump Décor
Communications director Steven Cheung unloaded on the musician for failing to “appreciate” Trump’s aggressively gold renovations.
Since US president Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, he's set about making plenty of changes in the White House.
White's post continued at length, with the musician quoting Theodore Roosevelt in his caption: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
Jack White and the Trump administration continued to exchange insults this week after the former White Stripes singer called out the White House decor and the administration responded.
Jack White called the assassination attempt on President Trump "fake" adding the administration is "petty and pathetic."
Zelensky returns to the Oval Office for the first time since his blowup with Trump. This time he is bringing back up.