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President Trump on Friday unveiled the latest in his series of White House makeovers — a gleaming, all-marble renovation of the historic Lincoln Bathroom — and, in true Trump fashion, he did it with fanfare and plenty of polish.
Posting photos on his Truth Social platform, Trump bragged that he had replaced what he called the “inappropriate” 1940s-era art deco green tile design with “black and white polished Statuary marble,” accented with gold fixtures.
“I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House,” the president wrote, sharing before-and-after images of the small but storied space near the Lincoln Bedroom.
“It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era.”
He wrote in another post that he used “highly polished, statuary marble.
“I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble,” Trump wrote.
“This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!” Trump quipped in a follow-up post on Truth Social.
The glossy makeover — complete with gilded mirrors and ornate trim — fits neatly into Trump’s long-standing taste for glitz, grandeur and marble.
It also comes amid controversy over his larger move demolishing the East Wing of the White House to build a sprawling 90,000-square-foot, $300 million ballroom.
The project, which Trump says will be paid for entirely by private donors, has drawn widespread criticism.
A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found that 56% of Americans oppose the project tearing down the East Wing, including 45% who “strongly” oppose it.
Just 28% support the construction of the ballroom, which Trump has described as “the most beautiful, most luxurious event space in Washington.”
Critics have blasted the ballroom construction as a vanity project that disrespects White House history, while supporters say Trump is restoring elegance to a building that has seen decades of wear and modernization.
Earlier this month, Trump slammed President Harry Truman’s postwar redesign of the Lincoln Bedroom and adjoining bathroom, calling the mid-century makeover “a style that is not good.
“It is actually art deco and art deco doesn’t go with 1850 and civil wars,” Trump said at the time, insisting that his update was truer to Lincoln’s legacy.
Truman’s renovation of the White House in 1945, undertaken after the building was deemed structurally unsound, included a modern redesign of several rooms such as the Lincoln Bedroom, which he outfitted primarily in blue tones.
Trump’s penchant for lavish interiors is well-documented — from the gold-plated penthouse at Trump Tower to the Versailles-style decor at Mar-a-Lago.
The White House did not respond to a Post request for comment.
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