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White House Slams Jack White for Calling Trump Oval Office ‘Gaudy’

Jack White called the Oval Office redesign vulgar, prompting White House Communications Director Steven Cheung to label him a 'washed up, has-been loser,' sparking a public feud.

  • Musician Jack White criticized President Trump's redesigned Oval Office as 'vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy' in an August 18 Instagram post.
  • This criticism follows a long-running feud including a 2024 lawsuit by White and Meg White against Trump for unauthorized use of 'Seven Nation Army'.
  • White called the Oval Office makeover an embarrassment to American history and described the administration as thin-skinned and petty, prompting a strong White House response.
  • In response to Jack White’s criticism of the Oval Office’s new decor, a spokesperson for the White House dismissed the musician as a "washed-up, has-been loser" posting nonsense online, while also defending the importance of the presidential workspace and President Trump’s design choices.
  • The exchange highlights ongoing tensions between White and the Trump administration, underscoring cultural and political conflicts around the 2024 campaign and beyond.
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The White House's bling-bling decoration shocked the rocker during the visit of Volodymr Zelensky, who dropped off on Instagram. The president's spokesman immediately answered him by calling him "loser" in search of visibility. He was chaufféed to white, the author of "Seven Nation Army" responded in a staggering way. Explanations. - The Jack White rocker tacted by the White House... because he dared to criticize the decor! (Culture, media and e…

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USA Today broke the news in United States on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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