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First came the gilding of the Oval Office. Then came the flagpoles , both massive. Then the stone tile and food-court umbrellas over the Rose Garden. And then gold accents joined the Cabinet Room. And the art got swapped out, even putting Barack Obama and George W. Bush out of public view. The tile in the Lincoln Bedroom’s bathroom got exchanged for marble. The same happened with the breezeway leading into the Rose Garden. And the West Colonnade got its own upgrade, complete with an insult for former President Joe Biden.

And now come the bulldozers, the water cannons, and the construction walls to block views of the massive demolition of the Wh

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