Trump's Boast Of A Golden White House 'Freak Out' Backfires Spectacularly

<script>!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);</script><script id="68da15dee4b0d196a63ee77f">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","mediaId":"39b2a15c-2d12-4902-9546-b6c58632632c"}).render("68da15dee4b0d196a63ee77f");});</script><div class="content-list-component text"><p>President <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump</a> on Sunday bragged that his <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-adding-gaudy-gold-details-to-yet-another-iconic-area-of-the-white-house_n_68a5dd89e4b0d31656201d8c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">golden remake</a> of the Oval Office and other parts of the White House is causing visitors, including world leaders, to “freak out” when they gaze upon it. </p><p>Since returning to office in January, Trump has been putting his personal stamp on the White House, including <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-oval-office-gold-gilding_n_68910956e4b06ab33893e975" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stepping up the use of gold decorations</a>. </p><p>“Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House,”