{"id":36087,"date":"2025-08-27T13:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36087"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:57:29","slug":"trumps-are-renovating-white-house-to-remind-them-of-mar-a-lago-exclusive-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36087","title":{"rendered":"Trumps Are Renovating White House to &#8216;Remind Them of Mar-a-Lago&#8217;: Exclusive Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Trumps&#8217; substantial renovations to the White House are the couple&#8217;s way of &#8220;bringing Mar-a-Lago to Washington,&#8221; a source tells PEOPLE<\/li>\n<li>Donald and Melania both take great pride in their Florida home&#8217;s design, and thus have been eager to bring the same look to the White House, another source adds<\/li>\n<li>The sources&#8217; insight comes after the Trumps paved over part of the Rose Garden, approved a giant ballroom addition to the East Wing, and added a slew of gold details to the building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Donald<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Melania Trump<\/a> are renovating the White House in Mar-a-Lago&#8217;s image.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Sources tell PEOPLE that the Trumps&#8217; recent revisions to the White House have been implemented to more closely mirror the vibe of the first family&#8217;s Florida beach club.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Since returning to office in January, the president has <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/white-house-rose-garden-lawn-officially-gone-new-photo-construction-11777484\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">replaced the White House Rose Garden lawn with a cement patio<\/a>, approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-building-90000-sq-ft-ballroom-larger-than-white-house-11783531\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">plan to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom<\/a> on top of the East Wing, and added various gold details \u2014 as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/white-house-hangs-new-trump-painting-between-first-lady-portraits-11758384\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">Trump-themed art<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-dedicates-white-house-room-to-maga-merch-including-trump-2028-hats-11795228\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\">merchandise<\/a> \u2014 throughout the White House.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">One social source in Florida tells PEOPLE that both Donald and Melania &#8220;would prefer to be in Palm Beach,&#8221; so instead they&#8217;re &#8220;bringing Mar-a-Lago to Washington.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Their plans for the White House are being implemented to remind them of Mar-a-Lago,&#8221; the source says. &#8220;That way, when they aren\u2019t in Palm Beach they are there in the mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Another source \u2014\u00a0a Mar-a-Lago club member \u2014\u00a0tells PEOPLE that Donald and Melania take much pride in their Florida home&#8217;s decor and style and enjoy showing it off, so it &#8220;makes sense&#8221; they&#8217;d make changes to the historic presidential building.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Anytime Melania and Donald can make the White House feel more like Mar-a-Lago, they will,\u201d the source says. \u201cThey love Mar-a-Lago. Not only is it their home, but Donald personally created much of the current decor and takes pride in living there and showing it to other people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A separate Mar-a-Lago regular tells PEOPLE that Donald was &#8220;never happy&#8221; with many of the spaces the U.S. president frequents \u2014\u00a0including parts of the White House and Camp David.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">PEOPLE reached out to the White House and first lady&#8217;s office for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">See Every Era of the White House Rose Garden, Including the Famed Kennedy Redesign &amp; the Trumps&#8217; Concrete Overhaul<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Donald Trump Announces Massive $200M Expansion to White House, and It&#8217;s Glittering with Gold<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The sources&#8217; insight comes as Donald continues to alter the White House&#8217;s longstanding design and structure.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Aug. 20, White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/karoline-leavitt-11712092\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> brought reporters to see the renovated Rose Garden, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/new-white-house-rose-garden-open-date-11785022\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">converted from a grassy lawn to a cement patio<\/a> and now <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/white-house-rose-garden-patio-umbrellas-melanias-thoughts-11794258\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">features Mar-a-Lago&#8217;s notable yellow-and-white striped beach umbrellas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In July, Trump announced his intention to begin constructing a giant, ornate ballroom where the East Wing sits, encrusted with gold details throughout its 90,000-square-foot interior.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">And in months prior, Trump reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-flew-in-gold-guy-white-house-makeover-11718960\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">enlisted his Mar-a-Lago &#8220;gold guy,&#8221;<\/a> cabinetmaker John Icart, to add gold details throughout the White House to better match the aesthetic of the Florida club.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.specialoffers.meredith.com\/ats\/show.aspx?cr=588&amp;fm=241\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On top of the renovations, Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/new-trump-paintings-multiply-at-white-house-11794639\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">shuffled around other presidents and first ladies&#8217; 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