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2na fisherman

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40. Real Gold

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:41 PM

Sep 10

At least he isn't raiding Fort Knox and using real gold bullion for his gilded palace despot decor.

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Trump's Oval Office redesign includes $58 Home Depot plastic spray-painted gold, internet sleuths say [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 10 OP

Good to know fujiyamasan Sep 10 #1

If and when he leaves the oval, he'll sell these pieces for a ton of money as collectibles. thesquanderer Sep 10 #12

Saw this on Geroge Takei's Bluesky feed. Thought you'd appreciate it! HeartsCanHope Sep 11 #43

OVAL OFFICE to be 'decorated' by Home Depot in GOLD!!!! elleng Sep 10 #2

Tacky mofo irisblue Sep 10 #3

Or "Tacky-TACO-mofo" n/t the nelm Sep 10 #16

Ohhhh well said.👏👏👏👏 irisblue Sep 10 #17

Tacky Mofo who happens to be a Lying Ho MutherHucker Trueblue1968 Sep 10 #39

Cheap and plastic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 10 #4

And Melania. llmart Sep 10 #10

Not surprising, but more important: Shipwack Sep 10 #5

That is EXACTLY what probably happened or they were overbilled as actual "finished" items (versus as "material costs" ) BumRushDaShow Sep 10 #7

Unquestionably, trump and/or his crew made some illegal money off this ruse. Paladin Sep 10 #11

Yeah, I was gonna LOL at the post, but didn't think of this. LeftInTX Sep 10 #21

Donald Trump Flew In His 'Gold Guy' to Give the White House a Mar-a-Lago Makeover underpants Sep 10 #28

Guessing he 'made a deal' with the tacky accents guy, pretended it was all wood & 24K, bill us for that pretend cost Attilatheblond Sep 10 #31

wouldn't matter markie Sep 10 #6

I bet Trump's decorator charged the US taxpayer top dollar for this trash. Irish_Dem Sep 10 #8

Or popsdenver Sep 10 #33

Yes something along these lines. Irish_Dem Sep 10 #35

Was Dollar General closed? twodogsbarking Sep 10 #9

LOL!!! LOL!! LOL!!! I was a Dollar General/Big Lots "art" collector. LeftInTX Sep 10 #22

If it's cheap, tacky, and gaudy, it's TRUMP! Ray Bruns Sep 10 #13

A Phony rinky-dinky office deserves a Phony rinky-dinky President. chouchou Sep 10 #14

Trash VanceFan Sep 10 #15

Shop this look: Buy cheap, faux gold dupes of Oval Office decor douglas9 Sep 10 #18

Alibaba...LOL!!! LeftInTX Sep 10 #23

And they look every inch of it. Scrivener7 Sep 10 #19

Just wait. He'll be plastering this tacky shit all over his new ballroom, too. If you could assess a property value Vinca Sep 10 #20

Cafone Deminpenn Sep 10 #24

The White House commented saying that they were imported and will last for hundreds of years in a landfill. twodogsbarking Sep 10 #25

Tacky Trashy trashcan trump proud patriot Sep 10 #26

"While boasting his renovations earlier this year, Trump said the room "becomes more and more beautiful with love, with BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 10 #27

Better not call it out too loudly Blue Owl Sep 10 #29

Who knew? I'm waiting for the awful Christmas decor by Malaria vapor2 Sep 10 #30

the good thing about this is barbtries Sep 10 #32

That gives me hope that the trash can be removed with out too much effort and damage Hekate Sep 10 #34

"...it was likely coated in gold paint OR leaf...". Well, which is it? Grins Sep 10 #36

Home Depot? vankuria Sep 10 #37

"The medium is the message" Glorious bastard Sep 10 #38

Real Gold 2na fisherman Sep 10 #40

Makes the Oval Office.... Butterflylady Sep 10 #41

He probably billed the taxpayers for real 24-karat gold, though n/t AdamGG Sep 11 #42