According to CNN ’s pro-MAGA pundit Scott Jennings, Trump floated to him the idea of dangling a lavish light fixture “right through the shield” on the ceiling, an exchange Jennings recalled in his new book “A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization.”

Explore how every president from Taft to Biden reshaped the Oval Office, as President Trump's White House renovations continue.

While showing off the Oval Office during an interview with Laura Ingraham, President Donald Trump clarified that the new gold additions to the walls were real gold. In May, rumors suggested that the appliqués might have been plastic pieces purchased at Home Depot and spray-painted.