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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump shows off all the gold he has in the Oval Office
Trump shows off all the gold he has in the Oval Office
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-11-11T00:40:08.537Z
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Trump shows off all the gold he has in the Oval Office (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Nov 2025
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Easterncedar
(6,265 posts)1. An improvement on his grandfather's Alaskan whorehouse?
Ocelot II
(130,516 posts)2. Non omne quod nitet aurum est.
All that glisters is not gold
Often have you heard that told.
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold.
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
Had you been as wise as bold,
Young in limbs, in judgment old,
Your answer had not been inscrolled
Fare you well. Your suit is cold.
(Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice)
Irish_Dem
(81,245 posts)3. He (Trump) knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windemere's Fan.
Irish_Dem
(81,245 posts)4. Sorry not a clinical term but this man is BATSHIT CRAZY.
D_Master81
(2,584 posts)5. Nothing says man of the working class like gold everything
Seriously, its like hes trying to lose support
Solly Mack
(96,940 posts)6. He is so proud of tacky.
fierywoman
(8,594 posts)7. Gouache, out of proportion, JFC ugly. Attempt to superimpose Rococo style on Classical? : utterly ridiculous.
fierywoman
(8,594 posts)8. Gauche -- why did I trust the spell check?
eppur_se_muova
(41,938 posts)12. To be fair, there's probably some gouache in there too.
fierywoman
(8,594 posts)16. Mwah! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha ...
Rafi
(281 posts)9. He and Elvis share the same decorating tastes, or lack thereof.
But at least Elvis could sing.
Emile
(42,281 posts)10. Looks like a giant urinal.
skypilot
(9,128 posts)11. Even Laura Ingraham...
...can't manage to look convincingly impressed by this shit.
eppur_se_muova
(41,938 posts)13. Or maybe ormolu, billed at gold prices ?
Last edited Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:38 PM - Edit history (1)
https://www.antiquejewel.com/en/explanation-on-ormolu-by-adin-antique-jewelry.htmPA Democrat
(13,428 posts)14. The Liberace Oval Office
All Trump needs is the gold brocade cape.
Grim Chieftain
(1,733 posts)15. Fool's gold