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People Just Noticed What Donald Trump Did To The Oval Office Door, And They're Not Happy About It

People Just Noticed What Donald Trump Did To The Oval Office Door, And They're Not Happy About It

Yahoo6 days ago
Donald Trump has, quite literally, covered the Oval Office in gold.
He put those gold medallion-things everywhere:
There are golden cherub babies scattered about:
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The coasters are gold:
The mantle is giving rich people Hoarders:
Even the presidential seal on the ceiling is bedazzled:
I mean, just look at this before:
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And after:
It's A LOT.
Well, now he got the door:
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Pictures of the door are going viral.
For context, here's a before:
And an after:
"Trump is turning the White House into a trashy casino," one person said.
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Another person said it looked like what a 12-year-old would consider classy.
This person said, "I just know it smells like spray paint in there."
And this person pointed out that the medallions don't even fit!
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Let's see what he gets his hands onto next.
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