POLITICO has decided to take its own deep dive into Trump’s office, with the help of four former White House officials. Here’s our best effort to find out what memorabilia the 45th president has chosen to keep in his new Florida life – and what it says about how he views his legacy.
Air Force One photo about Washington: The West Wing in the White House has long contained a number of inflated “jumbo” photos, and it is one of Air Force One flying in the background of the Ellipse and the White House on July 4, 2020 in Washington as part of the “Greeting America.” Trump has been keeping a close eye on his presidential plane, adding more television screens and ordering a new color scheme to replace the jet’s iconic baby blue.
Photo of Marine One at Mount Rushmore: Trump held a rally on Mount Rushmore last July 4, and this photo of his presidential helicopter flying in front of Mount Rushmore commemorates the event. The South Dakota government, Kristi Noem, gave Trump a $ 1,100 replica of the monument with Trump’s own face under the former president, but he appears to be missing here.
Newspaper: Before the photo was taken, it looked like Trump was flipping through the Wall Street Journal, whose editors criticized him for promoting false allegations about voter fraud. Trump also issued a statement last month blasting the editorial board, saying: “The editorial page of the Wall Street Journal continues, knowingly, to fight for globalist policies such as bad trade deals, open borders and endless wars that benefit other countries. and our big sell American workers, and they fight for RINOS that hurt the Republican Party so much. This is where they are and this is where they will always be. Fortunately, no one gives much to the editors of The Wall Street Journal. ”
Desk: While Trump could not take the 141-year-old Resolute Desk from the Oval Office, he now has a similar desk that seems to be the Telluride Wood management desk from Hooker Furniture. The desk is currently selling for $ 3,600, but is currently in stock until the end of next month.
Chairman: According to a former White House official, Trump used the same chair in the Oval Office, which he brought down from New York.
The infamous Sharpie: Trump also has at least one big black Sharpie – the greasy pen, which he used for years to write and sign articles for friends and allies, and occasionally to point out critical articles he dislikes, and send it to the offensive journalist.
Reading glasses: Trump is famously image-conscious and did not like wearing his reading glasses while in office, and few news photographers have taken photos of him wearing them. The New York Times reported in 2019 that Trump often did not tweet when other people were there because he did not have to wear glasses to see his phone screen. Dan Scavino, his longtime expert on social media, often expressed suggested tweets in large fonts so Trump could sign them.
Bottle Coke: Trump, a longtime Diet Coke fanatic, apparently has a half-drunk glass bottle of Coke next to his phone, though he has urged Americans to boycott Coca Cola, which is in Georgia, because he criticizes Georgia’s new legislation restricting votes . Trump said in a statement last Saturday: ‘Boycott Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, ViacomCBS, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS and Merck. Do not go back to their products until they are over it again. We can play the game better if they play. ”
Plaque commemorating the boundary wall: The former president has a piece of the border wall between America and Mexico that was one of his most important 2016 campaign promises. While Trump promised a ‘big nice wall’, during his tenure only 80 kilometers of new wall were built out of a total of 452 kilometers of the wall built on his watch. The U.S. Border Patrol plate praises Trump for “defending America’s borders.”
iPhone: Trump was very fond of his iPhone, which he tweeted most hours of the day calling his friends who were part of his kitchen cabinet. Such calls often irritated his assistants, who became frustrated with what he had said to his confidants.
iPhone: Trump loved his iPhone, which he tweeted most hours of the day to call up his friends who were part of his kitchen cabinet. Such calls often irritated his assistants, who became frustrated with what he had said to his confidants.
Wooden box: The box contains the signature of Trump and a presidential seal on top. Although it is unclear what he is using the box for, the former official said that may be where Trump keeps his trademark Sharpies.
Challenge coins: Challenge coins are coins that are often given by a part of the army to a recipient, and they represent the division of the army. As president, Trump, who regularly honors his military build-up, has received numerous challenge coins. Trump also displayed the same challenge coins in the Oval Office.
Cup: Trump held a white cup with the presidential seal.
A statue of himself: No sources knew the origin of this mini-bust of Trump, and a Trump spokesman did not share any details about it when asked about it. A former senior White House official said it was “most likely a gift sent in.” We will get a lot of it – paintings, statues, etc. ‘
Family photos: The photos are mostly photos that were also on the desk behind him in the Oval Office. Clockwise: his late father Fred Trump; Trump in a tuxedo; his children Eric, Ivanka and Don Jr. back in Winfield House (the official residence of the US Ambassador to the UK) when Trump left for the UK in June 2019; wife Melania Trump; Trump’s deceased mother Mary Anne MacLeod Trump; Trump and an unidentified other person walking in the West Wing Colonnade and another photo that has not been identified. Right in the middle of the desk is Trump with his son Barron in New York, probably at Trump Tower. Trump has only kept a few photos behind his desk for the first few years of his term, but in the past 18 months a number of photos have been added, according to a former White House official.
Lamp: The former White House official said the lamps were probably Mar-a-Lago lamps, based on the resort’s decor.