President Donald Trump’s gilding of the Oval Office has made waves across the world. The room is now full of gold-framed pictures, gold emblems hanging on the walls, gold curtains, coasters, vases and trophies. And beyond the Oval Office, the Trump-ordered White House ballroom is also expected to be drenched in gold, based on renderings of the space.
“Trump’s fascination for the color gold is documented for decades. Long before he became the president,” said Manahil Riaz, a psychotherapist in Houston and the owner of Riaz Counseling.
This is evident through the gold signage at Trump Tower and the gold-bedecked living room in a now-famous family picture of Trump, his wife Melania Trump and his son Barron Trump, who is riding a fake lion.
“It’s become a part of his visual signature,” Riaz said.
There is, of course, nothing wrong with liking a certain color and choosing to decorate your home and space with the shade, but therapists and experts in color theory told HuffPost the president’s penchant for gold could be highly symbolic. Here’s why.
