Fox News Host Asks Donald Trump Whether His Gold Oval Office Decorations Are from Home Depot

The president redecorated the Oval Office with gold accents in the style of Mar-a-Lago, though some internet users have been convinced that his ostentatious decor was only spray-painted to look fancy

Donald Trump addressed the internet’s long-standing question about his Oval Office renovations: Did he use real gold, or shop at Home Depot for a bargain?

The 79-year-old president gave Fox News’ Laura Ingraham a tour of the White House during a two-part interview for her show, The Ingraham Angle.

In a clip shared to Instagram on Tuesday, Nov. 11, the reporter teased her conversation with Trump as they toured the Oval Office, the president’s primary workspace in the White House.

Since beginning his second term in January, Trump has undertaken several renovations at the White House. In the Oval Office specifically, he redecorated by adding gold decals and statuary to the walls in a style that replicates the aesthetic of Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Fla., club.

“You know the one thing with gold? You can’t imitate gold, real gold. There’s no paint that imitates gold,” Trump bragged in the interview, prompting Ingraham to ask, “So these aren’t, like, from Home Depot?”

“No, this is not Home Depot stuff. This is not Home Depot,” Trump insisted.

Ingraham’s question appeared to call back to a rumor that first started in the spring when the president began showing off his updated Oval Office.

In an Inside Edition report, Trump was filmed showing off the additions to his “new and improved Oval Office.”

“It becomes more and more beautiful with love — you know, we handle it with great love — and 24-karat gold. That always helps, too,” he said in the clip.

However, some online believed that Trump had sourced the decorations from somewhere like Home Depot, with one person finding a similar plastic piece on sale at the home improvement store for just over $58. Trump’s critics began popularizing the theory that the White House purchased the designs for a bargain and had them spray-painted to resemble gold.

“In the Oval Office with President Trump and can confirm that it is REAL gold!” Ingraham captioned the new clip of him seemingly addressing the theory.