Trump’s Newest White House Makeover? Adding Black Flooring To The Famed Walkway To The Oval Office

The White House is removing nan beige pavers that person lined nan celebrated West Colonnade for decades and replacing them pinch achromatic granite, nan latest artistic alteration at nan hands of President Donald Trump.

For astatine slightest six decades, Tennessee Flagstone pavers person lined nan West Colonnade, besides known arsenic nan “45-second commute,” that connects nan Oval Office and West Wing to nan Executive Residence.

But now, those pavers are being replaced pinch achromatic granite, a durable, heat-resistant earthy stone.

“President Trump continues to instrumentality long-overdue and basal renovations to beautify nan People’s House arsenic we attack our awesome Nation’s 250th day of independence,” White House Spokesman Davis Ingle said successful a statement.

“Thanks to nan Builder-in-Chief, nan White House will beryllium decently glorified and stay successful fantabulous information for generations to come,” Ingle added.

The caller granite will look below nan “Presidential Walk of Fame,” another Trump summation to nan colonnade that features portraits of past presidents, different than erstwhile President Joe Biden, and opinionated biographies of each president.

The White House said nan National Park Service would return possession of nan existent Tennessee Flagstone pavers and support them successful a nursery for safekeeping and early use.

It is unclear wherever nan White House is sourcing nan achromatic granite. The Independent asked nan White House for much information.

Preparation for nan building began Monday, the New York Post reported first. Photos of nan West Colonnade, taken connected Sunday, March 23, showed integrative building coverings surrounding nan area.

It’s unclear erstwhile building is expected to end.

The achromatic granite pavers are conscionable nan latest renewal task nan Trump management has undertaken since nan president returned to nan White House past year.

In summation to nan “Presidential Walk of Fame,” Trump has besides paved complete a conception of nan Rose Garden to adhd a Mar-a-Lago-like patio, added signage to people nan Oval Office and Rose Garden, installed monolithic flagpoles connected nan property, renovated nan Lincoln Bathroom, renovated nan Palm Room and begun a caller $400 cardinal White House ballroom project, which progressive tearing down nan East Wing.

The president has implemented his individual touch connected aspects of nan White House, specified arsenic adding marble to nan Lincoln Bathroom aliases gilded accents to nan Oval Office.

Some of nan updates, nan president argues, are retired of necessity – specified arsenic nan caller 90,000 quadrate ft ballroom, which Trump says is needed because nan White House does not person a large capable entertaining abstraction for authorities dinners. Despite its expected necessity, nan monolithic building has been highly scrutinized by critics and Democratic lawmakers.

But nan president’s desire to time off his people connected nan People’s House has extended passim nan nation’s capital. Trump has besides projected adding an "Independence Arch,” akin to nan French Arc de Triomphe, to people nan United States’ 250th anniversary.