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White House rips ex-White Stripes singer for slamming Trump Oval Office redecorating as 'gaudy'
"White Stripes" singer Jack White slammed Trump's new Oval Office décor as "vulgar" and "gaudy" following Ukraine meeting, prompting sharp rebuke from White House officials.
Jack White is not backing down from calling out Donald Trump and has taken the biggest swipe at the president and his reputation.
The musician described the Oval Office as a "vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler's dressing room."
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New York Magazine on MSNWhite House Feuds With Jack White Over ‘Gaudy’ Trump Décor
Communications director Steven Cheung unloaded on the musician for failing to “appreciate” Trump’s aggressively gold renovations.
In 2022, White pulled his record label, Third Man Records, off of X after the social media platform's owner, Elon Musk, allowed Trump to return to the social media platform. In 2016, Third Man sold T-shirts with the phrase, "Icky Trump," a reference to the White Stripes' 2007 album, "Icky Thump."
White, now a solo artist, once owned a furniture business, while Trump, a real estate magnate, has long been known to favor a flashy, Rococo aesthetic. The pair's divergence on matters of style may come as no surprise, as the singer's sartorial choices have traditionally leaned into a more cool-toned emo look.
Meg White, left, and Jack White of the native Detroit rock band The White Stripes perform the first of two sold-out shows Wednesday night, May 22, 2002 at the Royal Oak Theater in Royal Oak ...
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