A replica of Donald Trump’s Oval Office goes for the gold in Washington DC
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#78Z73)
The tourist attraction just unveiled an elaborate, full-scale overhaul to match Trump's second-term aesthetic
Sitting behind a replica Resolute Desk, nine-year-old Sydney Wright posed for the camera like a future US president. I love it," she smiled. And what about the dazzling gold appliques, gold leaf and gold trim surrounding her? It's cool."
Sydney was among a steady stream of visitors on Thursday to The People's House: A White House Experience, an interactive museum - with an orientation film narrated by The West Wing star Martin Sheen - at 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, just 150 yards from the real thing.
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