Trump unveils ‘potential marble armrests’ for seats on the Kennedy Center: ‘Unlike anything ever done or seen before’ | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump has shared pictures of “potential marble armrests” for the seats on the Kennedy Center, shortly after his title was added to the constructing.

The armrests are “unlike anything ever done or seen before,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. His put up comes simply days after the White House introduced plans to rename the Washington, D.C., landmark the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”

The Independent has contacted the Kennedy Center for remark.

Trump’s put up in regards to the potential set up of marble armrests drew criticism on social media, together with from Democratic Senator Andy Kim.

“Americans are struggling to keep food on the table while Trump is spending your money on wasteful vanity projects. He doesn’t care about you,” Kim wrote on X.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt introduced plans to alter the Kennedy Center’s title on December 18, saying that its board “voted unanimously” to incorporate the president’s title. Workers had been then noticed including his title to the constructing’s signal.

“Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur,” Leavitt wrote on X.

The performing arts heart was named after Democratic President John F. Kennedy. Trump’s try and rename the middle has been met with pushback, with some critics arguing that solely Congress has the authority to alter its title.

Trump additionally posted pictures of the renovated Palm Room on Friday, which connects the White House’s West Wing to the Rose Garden.

The modifications embrace new marble flooring and a brand new chandelier. Trump has beforehand shared pictures of the renovation, which was accomplished in September.

“New lobby leading to Oval Office — Magnificent marble floor, compliments of President Donald J. Trump,” he wrote in a September 25 Truth Social put up.

The White House didn’t present details about the whole value of the undertaking when requested by The Independent.

Trump has ordered a number of White House renovation initiatives, together with the addition of a ballroom that’s now estimated to value $400 million. Private donations, together with from Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, are funding its development, in keeping with the president.

Trump has additionally confronted mounting criticism over issues about the price of residing for Americans in current weeks, significantly after he claimed that oldsters “don’t need 37 dolls” for his or her daughters.

When requested about Trump’s remarks, Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock beforehand advised The Independent that oldsters “need him to do what he said he was going to do, and address the affordability crisis, which he now calls a hoax.”

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, stated that Trump’s doll remarks present how he’s “completely out of touch with the American people and how they’re struggling.”

The White House has since defended the president’s remarks.

“Maybe you’ll pay $1 or two more, but you will get better quality, and you’ll be supporting your fellow Americans by buying American and that’s what the President was saying,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt advised reporters earlier this month.