Hi, I’m Alexa, and I usually track the unemployment rate, cost of eggs/beef, gas prices, inflation, and more under the Trump administration. BUT, the numbers aren’t enough anymore. Actions speak just as loud.
Somehow, we’ve left A LOT in the hands of this guy.
And that guy? Well, he’s been giving major ✨Marie Antoinette Energy✨ lately.
You know Marie, the French queen who became a symbol of the rich and powerful during the French Revolution. She lived in opulence while many were starving, and has been most popularly attributed (perhaps mistakenly) to the phrase, “Let them eat cake!” At the time, her subjects were starving and had no money for bread (let alone cake, which was even more expensive).
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Consider how, for example, nearly 70% of Americans say they’re experiencing financial stress amid continually rising prices. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is bragging about all the money supposedly made from tariffs — aka, money partially coming directly out of your pockets via those rising prices. (At least Marie didn’t hear that her people were starving and then add an additional tax on bread.)
For many online, the leaders’ relationships with their disgruntled and financially struggling public isn’t where the similarities end. Instead, the glaring overlap seems to be both Marie and Trump’s extravagant spending.
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Look at the difference in the Oval Office. Here’s what it looked like under Biden.
And now under Trump.
Trump’s team has added a LOT of gold.
Gold decor on the fireplace mantle…
…and on the fireplace itself.
Gold around the crown molding.
Gold around the presidential seal on the ceiling.
Gold details on the walls.
Gold on the doors.
Personalized, golden coasters.
Tacky gold drapes.
And whatever this gold thing is above the Oval Office door.
Trump has also taken it upon himself to (in my opinion) needlessly renovate the White House. He took the famed Rose Garden from this…
…to this.
And according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, more expansions are on the way…
Including a gold and white ballroom that’s expected to cost around $200 million.
And just like the French in the 1790s, Americans are less than impressed.
“building a giant ballroom while half the country loses healthcare and is in poverty and can’t find housing or rent… i feel like I’m reading about pre-revolution france,” one X user wrote.
“Listen man, if you wanna live in the palace of Versailles then that’s fine, but you can’t act surprised when the people eventually start sharpening the guillotine,” another added hyperbolically. (This particular tweet was among the most widespread, with 3.3 million views.)
Sigh. This administration promised to get rid of wasteful government spending. That was the whole point of DOGE. Yet we’re plastering gold on White House walls and building out $200-million ballrooms while nearly 14 million children face hunger in the US as of 2023. Maybe the call is coming from inside the House.
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