Trump's Boast Of A Golden White House 'Freak Out' Backfires Spectacularly

President Donald Trump on Sunday bragged that his golden remake of the Oval Office and other parts of the White House is causing visitors, including world leaders, to “freak out” when they gaze upon it. Since returning to office in January, Trump has been putting his personal stamp on the White House, including stepping up the use of gold decorations. “Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House,” he wrote on Truth Social. “Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, ‘freak out’ when they see the quality and beauty. Best Oval Office ever, in terms of success and look!!! President DJT” He also posted a video showing gold decor destined for the White House walls.While the White House has said Trump paid for the makeover himself, the boast comes as food prices rise at their fastest monthly rate in nearly three years, according to USA Today, with beef and coffee hitting record highs despite Trump’s promise to cut grocery prices on “day one.”It comes amid a push for austerity that has led to massive cuts in federal programmes for medical research, education, food, clean energy, and healthcare, as well as cuts in the federal workforce. And the boast also comes as the federal government teeters on the brink of a shutdown that could see mass firings of government workers and an economic toll of billions. Despite this environment, the president has pushed ahead with renovations in and around the White House, including a planned new ballroom that will be significantly larger than the White House residence itself. Critics called out Trump over the boast: Laser focused on the type of pocketbook issues that those out of touch Dems just neglected so badly that voters just rationally had no choice but to elect Trump president. https://t.co/b6NpShNfUb— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) September 28, 2025How does this lower my grocery, gas and insurance prices? These rich Washington elites are out of touch and tone deaf.— Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) September 28, 2025But no support for school lunches, housing, green energy. Just wallow in a tawdry gold-encrusted office.— Jim Hagman, Ph.D. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈 (@HagmanDr) September 28, 2025He cut pediatric cancer research and meals on wheels pic.twitter.com/BYbXYEPxLi— Secular Talk ([email protected]) (@KyleKulinski) September 28, 2025This is some Marie Antoinette level shit right here... https://t.co/Rzjjbkn38d— GenX-Slacker 🌞 (@WhiskyBirdDog) September 29, 2025Proof that money can’t buy class.— Christopher Gray (@Cornelius1911) September 28, 2025pic.twitter.com/dgjnD01FwL— Carolyn from Maryland (@carolyn_from) September 28, 2025Definitely seems laser focused on avoiding a government shutdown https://t.co/V9HhswjjxL— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) September 29, 2025The foreign leaders come up to him with tears in their eyes, and say “Sir, we have never seen such elegance and beauty even in Versailles.” https://t.co/O1cf9iPafS— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 29, 2025He’s bragging about a gold office while millions are going to lose healthcare or see their premiums skyrocket— Jason Bell 🇺🇸🦅 (@JBellSATX) September 28, 2025Cool story but when are we going to afford beef again? pic.twitter.com/RCTVW5l89K— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 28, 2025He cut healthcare for 15 million Americans because it was “wasteful spending.” https://t.co/h8C9kEVMP1— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) September 28, 2025Is the White House toilet made out of gold, too? Sign of a decaying empire. Imploding slowly.— Hani Iskander (@Hani_Iskander) September 28, 2025Trump brags about the “quality” of gold in the Oval Office like he’s reviewing bathroom fixtures at a Vegas hotel. Foreign leaders are not “freaking out” over décor. They’re freaking out that the president of the United States thinks governance is interior design.— Chetter 📢🗽⚖💙 Beacon for Democracy (@ChetterHub) September 28, 2025pic.twitter.com/dnK90uaHRW— 𝓙𝓪𝓬𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓮 🇨🇦🎶 (@Jackelope64) September 28, 2025We're 40 trillion in debt with highest consumer good prices ever, and we're using taxpayer funds on this bullshit and a ballroom twice the size of the White House. Well done @elonmuskhttps://t.co/yU8MUXQTjP— SportsPoliticsCoffee (@SPC_Harry) September 29, 2025An economy hemorrhaging jobs combined with rising inflation, but hooray the Oval Office looks like king Midas tripped and fell https://t.co/4dlJQIenpw— Arad Boxenbaum (@AradBoxenbaum) September 29, 2025Issa lil’ much. pic.twitter.com/tSeiVQvDQ4— Chris Robinson (@ChrisRobinsonNJ) September 28, 2025

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