Jack White has criticised President Donald Trump‘s “gaudy” redesign of the Oval Office and the White House – see what he had to say below.
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In March, images of a newly revamped Oval Office and other interior spaces within the White House were unveiled, now decked out in a slew gold ornaments, picture frames and more. While its not uncommon for presidents to redesign the interior of the White House, Trump’s redesign has been criticised in recent months for being too gaudy.
Now, following Trump’s recent meeting with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, Jack White has hit out the the US President’s “disgusting taste”. White wrote in an Instagram post: “Look at how disgusting trump has transformed the historic White House. It’s now a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler’s dressing room.”
White continued, hitting out at Trump’s recent announcement that he wants to host a UFC event outside the White House: “Can’t wait for the UFC match on the front lawn too, he’s almost fully achieved the movie Idiocracy. Look at his disgusting taste, would you even buy a used car from this conman, let alone give him the nuclear codes? A gold plated trump bible would look perfect up on that mantle with a pair of trump shoes on either side wouldn’t it? What an embarrassment to American history. Also pictured in this photograph, a REAL leader of a nation in a black suit.”
See the full post below.
It’s the latest instance of Jack White taking aim at Trump and his administration. Earlier this June, White commented on the feud between Trump and his former ally and Tesla founder Elon Musk. Musk and Trump’s relationship had soured, and the highly controversial Kanye West had weighed in, hoping to get the two back on the same page.
In response, White wrote: “3 fucking nazi clowns collapsing under the weight of their own unchecked egos. More popcorn gruppenfuehrer! L to R: Joseph Noballs, Yedolf Hitler, and Herman Boring. Is America “Great” yet boys?”
Then in March, White swapped out the lyrics of his 2018 hit ‘Corporation’ to hit out at Trump and Musk: “I’m thinking about not being elected. Never holding a public office. Never serving one day of military service, But somehow having the authority to control parts of the US Government; Who’s with me?”
Back in November, the White Stripes frontman reacted to Donald Trump’s second electoral win, launching a blistering post on social media: “Americans chose a known, obvious fascist and now America will get whatever this wannabe dictator wants to enact from here on in… It’s absolutely dumbfounding that this con man succeeded in pulling the wool over so many Americans eyes not once, but twice.”
In August 2024, he warned the Trump presidential campaign not to use his music after a clip of The White Stripes’ music appeared in a video. The White Stripes’ hit ‘Seven Nation Army’ was used in the clip of Trump travelling on the campaign trail, and White then warned: “Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists” before saying he would be filing a lawsuit for its inappropriate use.”
The lawsuit was filed in September, with Meg and Jack White listed as co-plaintiffs. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Manhattan, the band “vehemently oppose the policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and those he has proposed for the second term he seeks” (per Pitchfork).
During his surprise set at London’s Assembly Hall that same month, he seemed to reference the dispute again, telling the crowd: “As soon as you join a political party, someone tries to lie to your face… I got news for you: you got a brain, you got a mind. Can I hear an amen, London!”
