Every pensioner should have a hobby. So, an 80-year-old man decorating his home with gold appliqués feels harmless enough, something to be welcomed. But, unlike most 80-year-olds, Donald Trump is running the world’s most powerful nation – and his house is surrounded by rubble.
The fact that Trump has more than once been discovered by his staff sticking gold decoration onto parts of the White House is not the most shocking revelation in Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump – a new book on the Trump presidency by two New York Times reporters – but it might, quietly, be among the most telling.
Most renovations to a historic building owned by the American people are carefully planned over the course of months, if not years, to make sure they are faithful to its history, use appropriate materials and methods, and are considerate of future occupants.
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Trump bothers with none of that. Instead, he does whatever appeals to his taste, such as covering over the Rose Garden with concrete to make a patio, and applying endless ornamentation elsewhere.
