“And some of the details have actually been imported from Mar-a-Lago.”

In response to the announcement, some critics speculated that the elaborate repairs were part of Trump’s intention to stay in the White House for a third term, while others were taken aback by how the money was spent.

Taking to X (formely Twitter), one user hit out: “Trump is gold plating everything in the White House while cutting can.cer research and meals on wheels.”

“I don’t know how you justify covering the White House in gold after you cut can.cer research funding and SNAP benefits for poor, hungry children,” another hit out, before asking: “Explain it to me like I’m a starving child with cancer.”

Another pointed out: “This is F—king real. They are throwing kids off of school meals and Medicaid and putting real gold all over the White House as if