But President Donald Trump’s public pillorying of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in February has upended Oval Office norms, sparking panic among some foreign leaders.

In mid-July 2025, after Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa visited the Oval Office to meet with U.S. President Trump, an image comparison began circulating online.

Another added: “Trump is turning the Oval Office into a Carnival cruise ship lounge.” But a third added: “Every Trump building has gold accents.

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President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President JD Vance, second right, during a meeting with Micheal Martin, Ireland's prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in ...

In mid-July 2025, after Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa visited the Oval Office to meet with U.S. President Trump, an image comparison began circulating online.