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President Donald Trump stated in a Time Magazine interview that he rejected a Secret Service proposal to demolish the Oval Office. He defended his recent gold-plated renovations and is seeking federal landmark status to protect the room from future changes.
President Trump stated in a Time interview that Secret Service officials suggested demolishing the Oval Office to build a new one, a proposal he rejected. He is now exploring designating the room as a federal landmark to preserve his recent renovations.
Eric Trump was mocked online after posting a photo of himself in a hat reading 'Lake America,' a jab linked to President Trump's push to rename Lake Ontario amid a U.S.–Canada trade dispute. New York Governor Kathy Hochul's office joined in with a Succession reference, memes circulated editing the hat text, and maps briefly reflected the renamed lake for U.S. users while MapQuest kept the original name.
President Donald Trump reportedly urged the DOJ to settle its antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation after a February Oval Office meeting with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, a move that preceded the company’s surprise settlement in March. The deal gave Live Nation concessions on amphitheater operations and Ticketmaster contracts, but several plaintiff states continued litigation, and critics questioned the settlement’s public-interest implications and the extent of political influence behind it.
President Donald Trump publicly attacked CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes in the Oval Office after a question about U.S. military exercises with South Korea, calling her disrespectful and boisterous as he dismissed her comments. The incident fits a pattern of Trump targeting female reporters, drawing condemnation from CNN and other outlets defending press freedom.
An 11-year-old boy, Nathaniel Rai, nearly drowned off Santa Cruz and was saved by 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams; after the rescue went viral, Rai celebrated his birthday, and Williams was honored by President Trump during a White House Oval Office visit.
President Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to his overtures about scaling back joint US-South Korea exercises, but offered no further details; the live feed also covers other Trump administration news, including comments on the USS Abraham Lincoln, tensions with Iran, and related foreign policy developments.
Barack Obama playfully mocks Donald Trump's gold-draped Oval Office in a teaser for HBO's Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, praising the replica while joking there's no gold sign on the outside; the piece also highlights Trump's controversial White House renovations and a court halt to further East Wing work.
Former President Barack Obama jokes about Donald Trump’s gold-themed Oval Office renovations in a clip promoting his HBO Max cameo, nodding to a gold sign Trump added and a replica Oval Office in a Larry David sketch; Trump has also pursued other White House changes, including gold accents, the East Wing demolition for a ballroom, and replacing part of the Rose Garden with stone tiles.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, faces an uncertain future after a heated Oval Office meeting with President Trump, as White House pressure to secure indictments against Trump’s targets intensifies.
Sen. Marco Rubio explained to Fox News' Lara Trump why he looked the way he did in the viral photo, saying he sank into the Oval Office couch when there wasn’t a pillow behind his back; he initially hated the image but now finds the memes funny, noting that doctored versions persist and mentioning Dan Scavino’s meme board.
David Roth argues that Donald Trump’s Dodgers visit highlights a presidency built around vanity and performative spectacle, detailing his self‑serving renovations to the White House, a grandiose Oval Office photo op, and a broader decline of institutions under his leadership.
CNN photographer DJ Judd posted a photo of a Krazy Glue tube on Donald Trump’s Oval Office desk during a Iran-related briefing, prompting Katie Miller to clap back at CNN on X. The moment echoes details from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s book Regime Change and sparked online mockery of Miller amid ongoing White House coverage.
President Trump says his upcoming 9 p.m. ET primetime speech from the Oval Office will center on free and fair elections and present new findings about election security, while also touching on other issues; the address highlights his ongoing focus on challenging the 2020 results amid broader tensions, including Iran, and is expected to be a major, widely watched moment.
Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife, lashed out on X after CNN producer DJ Judd posted photos of Krazy Glue on the Resolute Desk—a detail that threads through reports in Regime Change about Trump’s gilded Oval Office renovations and his gold fixation; the piece also notes Miller’s anger at immigration agencies and other luxe White House upgrades associated with the Trump era.