{"id":2392908,"date":"2025-01-20T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-oval-office-remake-reagan-rug-in-and-fdr-portrait-out-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T19:29:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:29:00","slug":"trumps-oval-office-remake-reagan-rug-in-and-fdr-portrait-out-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-oval-office-remake-reagan-rug-in-and-fdr-portrait-out-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Oval Office remake: Reagan rug in and FDR portrait out &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-oval-office-remake-reagan-rug-in-and-fdr-portrait-out-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump \u2064unveiled a redesigned Oval Office on Monday,which\u2062 features notable changes including \u2062the reinstallation of the Reagan-era rug and the return of a portrait of\u2062 Andrew Jackson. \u200bThe rug,previously used during both ronald Reagan&#8217;s presidency\u200c and Trump&#8217;s first term,was placed \u2062back in the office during\u200b Trump\u2019s \u2063inauguration ceremony after requiring \u2063the partial disassembly of the Resolute Desk for its installation. The portrait of Andrew Jackson\u2063 has\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sparked controversy due<\/a> to\u2064 Jackson&#8217;s historical\u200c actions, \u2063such as signing the\u2063 indian Removal Act, \u2063which lead to the \u200dTrail\u200b of Tears. Trump admires \u2064Jackson, often likening himself to the former president known for challenging\u2064 the political\u200c establishment. Additionally, trump&#8217;s\u200c appreciation\u2062 for Reagan\u2062 is evident, \u2063as he has\u2062 adopted\u200c several \u200dof Reagan&#8217;s \u2064slogans in his own political messaging.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s Oval Office remake: Reagan rug in and FDR portrait out<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1940289\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oval Office\">Oval Office<\/a> got its big debut Monday, including the return of an Andrew Jackson portrait and the reemergence of the Reagan rug.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The rug, which was in place during Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s administration and during Trump&rsquo;s first term, was reinstalled during Trump&rsquo;s inauguration ceremony, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferJJacobs\/status\/1881411420191158781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to CBS News. The Resolute Desk had to be partially disassembled in order to facilitate its return.<\/p>\n<p>The Andrew Jackson portrait has drawn controversy because Jackson, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">nation&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-the-warpath\/\" title=\"On the Warpath\">seventh president<\/a>, signed the Indian Removal Act, resulting in the Trail of Tears, and remains a polarizing figure almost 180 years after his death. Trump, however, is a huge fan and has compared himself to Jackson as a man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1449506\/trump-draws-comparisons-during-visit-to-andrew-jacksons-grave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"challenged\">challenged<\/a> the political establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also a fan of Reagan, and some of his most noteworthy slogans, such as &ldquo;Drain the Swamp&rdquo; and &ldquo;Make America Great Again,&rdquo; were first uttered by The Gipper. Trump&rsquo;s signature song, &ldquo;God Bless the U.S.A.,&rdquo; was also used by Reagan during his 1984 campaign. Now, Trump will preside with the same rug Reagan had under his feet in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>A false story about Trump&rsquo;s first Oval Office redesign made waves in 2017 when it was <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4645541\/donald-trump-white-house-oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King Jr., but that detail was wrong and was quickly corrected. It remains in the office today.<\/p>\n<p>When former President Joe Biden took the White House four years ago, he added busts of labor leader Cesar Chavez and former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, along with a front-and-center painting of Franklin Delano Roosevelt across from the Resolute Desk &mdash;&nbsp;after the previous nine presidents had selected paintings of George Washington for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckbucks-guides-election-offices-on-managing-bidens-departure\/\" title=\"Zuckbucks&#039; Guides Election Offices on Managing Biden&#039;s Departure\">office&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most prominent space.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was hoping to channel FDR during his term in office, seeing him as a model for how to handle crises &mdash; the Great Depression in Roosevelt&rsquo;s case, COVID-19 in Biden&rsquo;s. But Biden&rsquo;s ambitions did not meet those lofty expectations, and while Roosevelt won a never-to-be-repeated four presidential elections, Biden dropped out of his reelection bid following a disastrous debate performance last June.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is FDR no longer in the pole position of Oval Office paintings, Trump&rsquo;s refresh does not feature him at all. Benjamin Franklin, however, remains, and the new Andrew Jackson portrait is different than the one Trump used during his first administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/inside-trumps-oval-officeversion-2-0-9b1da2c8?st=QgqicY&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to the <em>Wall Street Journal. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trump has also brought back a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, sitting in the same place it resided before Biden removed it in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>In an ironic twist, Trump has chosen to remove a bust of Robert F. Kennedy that Biden featured prominently in the Oval Office, even while he attempts to install Kennedy&rsquo;s son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as a member of his cabinet. <\/p>\n<p>And for those wondering, the famed Diet Coke button has returned. When Trump hits it, an aide will bring another of the soft drinks that he loves into the room. <\/p>\n<p>The Oval Office is traditionally one of the most personalized areas of the West Wing and is typically updated within hours of a new president taking office. Such was the case again today, with aides beginning work even before Trump became commander in chief at noon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though it isn&rsquo;t part of the decorations, Biden continued the tradition of leaving a letter to his successor on the Resolute Desk on Inauguration Day, one of the few rites of passage Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2025-01-20\/biden-got-an-oval-office-letter-from-trump-he-might-leave-one-in-the-desk-himself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"participated in\">participated in<\/a> during the chaotic 2021 transition. <\/p>\n<p>The contents of Biden&rsquo;s letter have not been publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1940289\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940289\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s Oval Office update: Reagan rug returns, FDR out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2392909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25020614970727.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48882,35056,48881,3634],"class_list":["post-2392908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fdr-portrait","tag-oval-office","tag-reagan-rug","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25020614970727.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392908"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392912,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392908\/revisions\/2392912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}