President Donald Trump introduced on Thursday that he has renovated the Lincoln Bedroom bathroom, sharing earlier than and after pictures on social media as he continues to place his contact on the White House.
“I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era,” Trump mentioned on Truth Social. “I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!”
The president posted in regards to the renovations aboard Air Force One en path to Florida, the place he’ll spend the weekend. The submit comes as the federal government stays shutdown, and the Trump administration says it is not going to faucet into emergency funds to fund SNAP meals help advantages by way of the month of November.
Shortly after, Trump posted extra pictures of the bathroom, exhibiting gold detailing on the tap and bathe deal with, as nicely as different fixtures. An opulent white gown with presidential seal additionally hangs on a golden hook.
The president mentioned the modifications he was making to the bathroom earlier this month throughout a dinner on the White House, saying partly that the outdated type of the bathroom “was not exactly Abe Lincoln.”
“We have little things like at the Lincoln Bedroom. The bathroom was done by the Truman family and you know, long time ago. And it’s done in a green tile, and it’s done in a style that was not exactly Abe Lincoln,” the president mentioned.
“It’s actually Art Deco. And Art Deco doesn’t go with, you know, 1850 and Civil Wars…But what does do is statuary marble. So I ripped it apart and we built a bathroom. It’s absolutely gorgeous and totally in keeping with that time because the Lincoln bedroom is, uh, so incredible, for those of you that have seen it,” he added.