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Since US president Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, he's set about making plenty of changes in the White House.
The Trump administration has clapped back at Grammy winning musician Jack White’s critical commentary of the president’s new-look Oval Office. White, former frontman for The White Stripes, unleashed on Instagram on Monday,
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.
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.
White has never been shy about vocalizing his opinions on Trump, whom he called an "obvious fascist" and "wannabe dictator" in November after the billionaire won the 2024 election. Before that, Jack and his ex-wife/former White Stripes bandmate sued Trump for using "Seven Nation Army" in a social media post.
President Trump is expected to make an announcement Friday afternoon from the White House. The announcement comes after former national security adviser John Bolton’s home near the
The musician described the Oval Office as a "vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler's dressing room."
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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.
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."
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Trump’s White House merch room thrust into spotlight after Zelensky pictured with ‘4 more years’ hat
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s photographed offer of a “4 More Years” hat to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday cast a global focus onto one of his lesser-known White House remodels: turning a room off the Oval Office into a free-of-charge gift shop.