**Home Depot Flooded with Jokes and Reviews Amid Speculation Over Oval Office Décor**
Home Depot has recently been inundated with humorous reviews joking about President Donald Trump, following viral speculation that some of the home improvement retail chain’s décor has been hung in the Oval Office.
**Why It Matters**
Since returning to the White House, President Trump has overseen some of the most significant renovations in modern presidential history. Changes have ranged from the Rose Garden being bulldozed and paved over to bathroom renovations and the construction of a ballroom in the East Wing.
Among these updates, renovations in the Oval Office have particularly captured public interest. The room has been transformed and adorned with gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles, and gilded Rococo mirrors.
Trump addressed the golden accessories during a recent interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, directly responding to speculation that these items were from Home Depot. He stated: “This is not Home Depot stuff.”
**What To Know**
Although the president has denied the theory that the golden objects in the Oval Office originated from Home Depot, social media users have clung to this idea. The theory has even amplified into a meme-like trend, with people flooding Home Depot’s website with positive, tongue-in-cheek reviews poking fun at Trump and the Oval Office décor.
Most of these reviews target a specific product named “Ekena Millwork 1.13 in x 14.75 in x 35.375 in Polyurethane Applique & Onlay Moulding.” While the moulding differs from that in the White House, the similarities are enough to spark ridicule from online users.
One five-star review, posted on November 12 after the Fox News interview, reads:
“Made of solid gold. Very beautiful and shiney. SHINEY. Manufactured very nearby very nearby. Ted Decker gave me a GREAT DEAL on these ‘applicators’ he calls them, BULK, and he’s a great, great man. The best. Gold ain’t cheap, but these were free.”
Another five-star review from the same day states:
“I bought this when I moved into a new office a year or so ago. They accepted gold spray paint and look really nice!”
Though these jokes and reviews gained momentum after the interview, they had been posted online for months. A July review said:
“Paint it gold and it’s just like the Oval Office.”
**Public Reaction**
The conversation around Home Depot and the White House renovations has been polarized. Critics of Trump have derided the changes, while his supporters have praised them.
Davis Ingle, a White House spokesperson, shared a statement with Newsweek in response to the backlash:
“President Trump is making the White House beautiful and giving it the glory it deserves. Only people with a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome would find a problem with that.”
Among some of the humorous reviews on the Home Depot website:
– A September review of the Ekena Millwork moulding reads: “It really brings out the orange in the room. 10/10 would try.”
– A June review says: “These mouldings are great! Totally great. Best mouldings ever created. If there was a moulding to be fitted upon, this is the moulding. All the other mouldings are awful. This one, you spray paint it gold, and you have the greatest moulding.”
Spencer Hakiman, founder of Tolou Capital Management, summed up the trend with a post on X: “Home Depot all over the White House.”
**What Happens Next**
Construction of the new ballroom continues. The White House has stated that the project is being funded by private donors rather than taxpayer dollars.
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The renovations and the related online discourse illustrate the blending of politics, public perception, and social media humor surrounding one of the most iconic rooms in America—the Oval Office.
https://www.newsweek.com/home-depot-donald-trump-oval-office-decor-reviews-11040077
