Posted on 04/14/2025 5:43:10 AM PDT by mairdie
Donald Trump the property developer is busting out of the political straitjacket to bling the Oval Office and reimagine the White House.
From planning a “beautiful, magnificent” new ballroom to paving over the Rose Garden to create a convivial, Mar-a-Lago-style terrace, the 45th and 47th president is determined to make his mark on the White House this time.
“It keeps my real estate juices flowing,” he told a reporter recently.
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On the curved walls, Trump has quadrupled the number of gilt-framed presidential portraits to 20, from Biden’s five, with Lincoln taking pride of place above the fireplace and Ronald Reagan prominently featured to the right of the Resolute Desk, where visitors will see it first.
Room will be made for a portrait of one of Trump’s favorite predecessors, William McKinley, when a suitable one can be found. The 25th US president, who served from 1897 to 1901, was the original “tariff guy” whom Trump has praised as a “natural businessman [who] made our country very rich through tariffs.”
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I believe that’s where he gets his orange glow.
Such lovely videos, mairdie! Thanks!
Devine's opinion pieces for the New York Post put her on a par with the best business columnists — back in the printed-media boom times when Fortune was mailing 1/2 inch-thick bi-weekly magazines to readers like me.
And her columnist work nicely complements her investigative journalism books such her The Big Guy: How a President and His Son Sold Out America.
I found her background on Wiki fascinating:
Thanks. I loved President Trump and Melania’s first term and really hope to see her active in occasional White House events again. Like a redecorated White House this Christmas!
A ballroom extension is a great idea... looking forward to seeing it.
Many, many thanks for digging up the bgrnd on the
superlative Miranda Devine, a giant in the news business.
LOL!
” I love the man, but his personal suites scream 1970s Vegas, with too much gold brushwork and lilt.”
LOL, so true. I mean, would you really be surprised if you found 2 inch gold shag carpet and a gold toilet seat in his place?
He cracks me up. He’s a keeper. But that part of his education just never took hold.
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