Jack White denounces Trump Oval Office redesign as vulgar and gaudy

Grammy-winning artist Jack White has publicly denounced President Donald Trump’s redesign of the Oval Office, calling the room “vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy” and an “embarrassment to American history” as Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders. White’s critique, posted after the meeting, adds to a running dispute over Trump’s interior choices and his broader political messaging, including a plan to host a UFC event on the White House lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.

In White’s online salvo, he described the Oval Office as a “professional wrestlers dressing room” and urged readers to consider the taste on display, writing, “Look at how disgusting Trump has transformed the historic White House. It’s now a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestlers dressing room.” He also mocked the president’s recent publicity around a future UFC match on the front lawn, pairing the jab with a reference to the satirical premise of Idiocracy. White did not stop there, offering provocative quips such as, “What an embarrassment to American history,” and speculating about symbolic touches in the room—“a gold plated Trump bible would...