Aside from adding a Diet Coke button and displaying the occasional Sharpie-scrawled map , during Donald Trump ’s first term his changes to the White House were in line with the design tweaks every president makes. But in his second term, the real-estate mogul is bringing his maximalist aesthetic to every corner of the White House, adding lots of gaudy décor and plotting grand renovations to the building and grounds.

Demolishing the East Wing to make room for a White House ballroom , paving the Rose Garden , and filling the Oval Office with tacky gold trinkets may not be the worst things Trump has done since returning to office. But the changes, and the taunting ways the president and his team have shown them off, reflect the broader themes of his second term. It’s like Trump h

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