President Trump was eager on Monday to point out contrasts with his Democratic predecessor, including a free-wheeling Oval Office press conference.
The rug, which was in place during Ronald Reagan’s administration and during Trump’s first term, was reinstalled during Trump’s inauguration ceremony, according to CBS News. The Resolute Desk had to be partially disassembled in order to facilitate its return.
President Biden wrote President-elect Donald Trump a letter as he departed the White House, keeping to tradition. As Biden awaited Trump’s arrival at the White House, he was asked if he wrote a letter to Trump.
Another return to the Oval Office in Trump 2.0 is a sculpture called “The Bronco Buster” by artist Frederic Remington, which sits under the portrait of Jackson.
"Maybe we should all read it together," Trump told reporters upon finding Biden's letter. "Maybe I'll read it first and then make that determination."
Donald Trump moved quickly after returning to the White House to reinstate a bust of Britain’s Second World War Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in the Oval Office, a move he also made in 2017.
The revamped White House Oval Office will once again feature the Diet Coke button that President Trump used to summon sodas during his first term. The famous little red button, hidden inside a wooden box, was spotted on Trump’s resolute desk after his inauguration ceremony on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
President Trump's famous "Diet Coke Button" was spotted on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office at the White House again on Monday after the inauguration.
Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity will present an interview with President Donald Trump from the Oval Office on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. The "Hannity" exclusive sit-down will be Trump’s first Oval Office interview since returning to the White House.
Trump is believed to have restored the bust as a 'mark of respect' to his 'idol', the British wartime leader (pictured with the bronze bust in 2019)
On Monday evening, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, an extreme bill that would allow for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime. And they did it with the help of 12 Democrats.