A series of ornate golden appliqués that were affixed to the fireplace have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the decor were multiplying itself.

The redecorated Oval Office reflects an American taste for wretched excess. When the 47th president does something right, he repents by doing something that contradicts it. Consider his excellent executive order about the importance of aesthetic good taste in governance, and his subsequent redecoration of the Oval Office.