A picture of the newly redesigned Oval Office has made its way onto the internet, and people online’s worst fears were confirmed: Donald Trump’s infamous taste for gold finishing and gaudy décor has struck again.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons to criticize Trump’s time at the White House. At times, however, the press has been overly focused on styling choices of those who occupy it. For instance, Barack Obama once became the talk of the town simply for wearing a tan suit while addressing the situation in Syria. That moment alone created a controversial legacy, and looking back, many wonder why the focus wasn’t more on Syria than on what suit the president was wearing. With Trump, however, his redesign of the White House has become a controversy in itself rather than just a distraction from one.
