Donald Trump’s ‘cheap’ addition to White House renovations has people in stitches

Donald Trump’s 'cheap' addition to his White House renovations has left people in stitches.

Reporters were quick to notice an addition to the exterior of the stately building as Trump, who is the oldest person ever to serve as president, prepared to depart the White House en route to a speech in Miami, Florida.

The sign in question was written in a golden cursive font, indicating the entrance to the Oval Office as seen from the White House Rose Garden.

Seemingly printed on several pieces of paper, the sign appeared to be a temporary placeholder to show where to add the planned lettering.

However, if made permanent, the sign would become the latest in a series of alterations Trump has made to the White House residence and the West Wing - and that's on top of his demolition of the historic East Wing in order to make room for a seriously controversial $300 million ballroom.

The Oval Office's signage has sparked quite the heated discourse online (Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty Images)

After clocking the images, people rushed to social media to share their reactions as one Reddit user hit out: "Amazing that they f*cking printed out three pieces of paper and just slapped it on there."

"Probably used MS Publisher and the handwriting font," declared a second, while a third chimed in: "Probably awaiting an even more gaudily ornate gold plaque."

A fourth slammed: "So cheap."

"You’re telling me that it’s actually just printed pieces of paper slapped up there?!?" questioned a fifth.

Another joked: "Live. Laugh. Oval Office."

And a final Redditer echoed: "They should have used Comic Sans."

People rushed to social media to share their reactions to the 'cheap' signage (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Responding to the discourse online, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said via the Daily Beast: "President Trump is making the White House beautiful and giving it the glory it deserves.

"Only the Daily Beast and people with a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome would find a problem with that."

Now, there's been a whole load of outrage for months now, with things first kicking off in the summertime (31 July) when Trump's team first announced the renovations as part of his nine-figure plan to restore the White House, which included the controversial decision to adorn several sections of his residence in gold. Many have since branded the move as utterly 'tacky'.

In the initial announcement, the administration shared that a staggering $200 million (£150m) would be plied into the construction of a brand new ballroom.

The subsequent backlash appeared to be twofold as some critics feared that the elaborate renovations formed part of Trump's plan to remain in the Oval Office for a third term, while others were astounded by the way the money was being spent, especially after the US government shut down at the start of this month (1 October).

Such backlash has only grown after Trump recently revealed that it would actually cost $300 million, a staggering $100 million more than originally forecasted.

Tyla has reached out to the White House for further comment.

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