Famous Resolute Desk, essential accessory for many American presidents, has not budged. But, with the arrival of Joe Biden at the White House this Wednesday, January 20, the Oval Office has experienced an in-depth decoration, underlines International mail, relaying a video from NBC News. The 46e President of the United States in particular chose to install portraits and statues that correspond more to his tastes.
If the golden curtains installed since Bill Clinton are still there, the floor is now adorned with a large blue carpet, on which we find the bald eagle, symbol of the United States. It is then on the side of the paintings that we note the greatest differences between the styles put forward by the two presidents. A large portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt hangs above the fireplace. A symbolic choice since it is about the president who had been confronted with the Great Depression following the crash of 1929. At his side, Benjamin Franklin embodies the will of Joe Biden to “respect science”. Finally, those of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson are there to recall “the importance of the plurality of opinions in a democracy”, underlines the American chain. However, the portrait of Andrew Jackson, associated with the deportation of thousands of Indians, has been removed. He had been chosen by Donald Trump. The flags of the various armies have also been withdrawn.
“It was important for President Biden to step into an Oval Office that looked like America and provided insight into the direction he is going to be heading as President,” said Ashley Williams, deputy director of operations at Oval Office, interviewed by the Washington Post.
A diplomatic drama avoided
Another sensitive subject, the busts. Joe Biden has incorporated those representing Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, ” two icons of the civil rights movement ”. Latin American activist Cesar Chavez, who led peasant struggles in California in the 1960s, also appeared. On the other hand, the bust of Winston Churchill has disappeared. A subject that provokes reactions in the United Kingdom, emphasizes The world. Former MEP Nigel Farage, supporter of Donald Trump, thus denounced a “slap in the face for the British”. But, a spokesperson for Boris Johnson wanted to temper the debates. “It is of course up to the president to decorate the Oval Office as he wishes. ”
According to Tom Newton Dunn, Times Radio reporter, another detail has gone missing from the Oval Office. On his Twitter account, he says that Donald Trump had a rather special button installed. This was used to order a… Coke Light. During his tenure, Donald Trump has regularly displayed his love of junk food. A choice which was not only a matter of taste, but which did not seem to seduce Joe Biden.
President Biden has removed the Diet Coke button. When @ShippersUnbound and I interviewed Donald Trump in 2019, we became fascinated by what the little red button did. Eventually Trump pressed it, and a butler swiftly brought in a Diet Coke on a silver platter. It’s gone now. pic.twitter.com/rFzhPaHYjk
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) January 21, 2021
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