President Trump has decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal items, which he put on full display on his first day back at the White House.
The president's sentimental possessions sit on a table just behind the Resolute Desk and were seen Monday night as President Trump signed a series of executive orders just hours after taking the oath of office. .
On one side of the table is what appears to be a collection of badges and challenge coins, and on the other side are framed photos of Trump's family. This is similar to what Trump had when he was the 45th president.
The photos also include portraits of Trump's mother, Mary Ann, who died in 2000 at age 88, and Trump's father, Frederick Trump, who died in 1999 at age 93.
The president's father was a real estate developer and New York City native who helped pave the way for Donald Trump to build his own real estate empire in the Big Apple and around the world.
Another photo shows Trump's late sister, Marianne Trump Barry, a former federal judge who died in 2023 at the age of 86.
Trump posed in another photo with a young man in a baseball uniform, possibly his son Barron. In another photo, he was seen with a woman believed to be his daughter Tiffany.
On the other side of the table are over 30 challenge coins or badges.
A source said similar items were on display during Trump's first stint in the White House and included military insignia and the NYPD logo. Times of London 2019 coverage.
The renovated Oval Office includes the return of the Congressional Coke button that Trump used to buzz for a soda during his first term, as well as statues of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the first Secretary of the Treasury. A portrait of Alexander Hamilton was added. Secretary and founder of the Post newspaper.
While the bust of Winston Churchill has returned to the White House, President Trump kept the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. that was also used during the Biden administration. The Wall Street Journal reported.
According to the newspaper, Trump also brought a new portrait of seventh president Andrew Jackson.
Artist Frederick Remington's “Bronco Buster” sculpture has been revived, and a new eagle figure has also been put on display in the world's most unique office.
President Trump weighed in on the new decorations Monday night while signing executive orders and chatting with reporters.
“First of all, the reason I'm going here is to have my people come. We have a special decorator,” Trump said, pointing to a portrait of Jackson. “That's good, I can live with him.”
“I can live with George Washington, I can live with Thomas Jefferson, I can live with most of them,” he continued. “They chose a very safe route. There are no bad routes out there.”
Additional reporting by Victor Nava
