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In reply to the discussion: Trump gloats over the gold trim in the Oval Office. Dork! [View all]JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,699 posts)13. It's going to be quite a job, in 2029, to remove all that gold leaf from the walls.
Until then, the Oval Office looks like my image of a New Orleans bordello.
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At least some of the gold items belong to the White House, Some of it may have come from Mar a Lard O
yellowdogintexas
May 2025
#9
It's going to be quite a job, in 2029, to remove all that gold leaf from the walls.
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2025
#13
Especially the pieces on the fireplace front. Marble's porous and the
allegorical oracle
May 2025
#40
Did someone say "kitsch"? All that's missing is the Elvis on black velvet and golden running shoes.
Ping Tung
May 2025
#14
It can have its drawbacks. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were very fond the gilt of Versailles.
Ping Tung
May 2025
#19
trump made the Oval Office look like Liberace died in a Motel 6 and they spray-painted everything gold
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#21
Need to inventory all the gold vases, etc and make sure they go back to the Vermeil Room and not to
yellowdogintexas
May 2025
#30
Hideous! Viktor Yanukovych comes to mind When he was ousted and fled from Ukraine
KitFox
May 2025
#34
Don't forget the records/receipt book that belonged to Paul Manafort that
allegorical oracle
May 2025
#42
These people are freakin nuts !!! Money doesn't make everyone top level brain eead
uponit7771
May 2025
#36