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The Oval Office, then and now.
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2025
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The difference is that this is in a historic imperial palace (Yildiz palace) with (refurbished) historic imperial chairs... They don't just look like they were build for the padishah, they were build for the padishah (Abdul Hamid II).
Well that is another reason why he is a copy cat. Even Biden sat on the golden throne but haven't seen Trump's photo there. He wants his own golden plated furniture.