Trump’s ballroom blitz sparks chorus of disgust: ‘The perfect symbol’
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#70YWW)
Obama once joked about what a gaudy Trump White House would like - the president seems bent on proving him right
When Barack Obama roasted Donald Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the icing on the cake was a cartoon illustration of what the White House might look like if Trump ever became US president.
The name Trump" was emblazoned across the top in giant capital letters, followed by the White House" in lurid purple cursive, then hotel casino golf course" and presidential suite". The parody imagined gold pillars, a giant crystal chandelier and two scantily clad women sitting at reception.
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