Just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, the White House revealed his Oval Office makeover.
The historic office is widely known as one of the most iconic and easily recognizable rooms across the globe. Throughout history, it has undergone renovations at the beginning of each new presidency.
The recent set of changes, introduced on Monday, offer a glimpse into the sources of inspiration for the 78-year-old occupant. This exclusive space will serve as the setting for some of the most influential business discussions globally over the upcoming four years.
A group of reporters received a first glimpse of the room as Trump signed a series of executive orders after the carefully choreographed changeover.
The revamp was made in just a matter of hours as staff quickly swept away signs of Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden.
In its revamped state, the office now showcases various items from Trump’s initial term as president, including his well-known Diet Coke button. This unique feature grants the president the ability to request a glass of his preferred beverage promptly whenever he desires.
The office also pays homage to some of his favorite historic figures and features the portraits of a number of Trump family members.
One big change is that Trump has removed a bust of Robert F. Kennedy.
This comes as surprise, especially as Trump has nominated Kennedy’s son and close ally Robert Kennedy Jr. to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services.
As President Trump returned to the White House, a series of changes were quickly made to the Oval Office for the incoming president including a different rug, portraits being added, shifted and removed as well as other works of art returning to be on display from his first term. The diet coke button was also quickly reinstalled as Trump family photographs were swapped in for his return
Other swaps demonstrated just how practiced the White House team is at changing out some of the interior designs preferred by Biden in his four years as commander-in-chief as the nation was watching the peaceful transfer of power.
One of the more obvious updates made as Trump resumes office is the deep blue rug that Biden had during his four years in office is one.
In the quickly executed flip, the rug was swapped out for a more neutral cream one that Trump previously had in the Oval Office during his first term from 2017 to 2021.
The rug was also feature in the Oval Office when former Republican President Ronald Reagan was its occupant in the 1980s.
While the rug was removed, which involved the Resolute Desk having to be taken apart, the gold curtains remain.
The drapes were actually a holdover from Trump’s first term in office which Biden had kept from the previous administration and were first designed for President Bill Clinton’s Oval Office.
Another holdover is the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. which remains on display in the Oval Office as it did under Biden and during Trump’s first term.
The newly swapped in cream colored rug and a portrait of President Jackson on the wall as Trump answered reporter questions on his first day back in office on January 20 with his White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sitting nearby
The cream colored rug in the Oval Office under President Ronald Reagan in 1989
The blue rug in the newly redecorated Oval Office as of January 20, 2021 when President Biden took office
In a similar choice from his first term, prominently displayed on the wall is a portrait of President Andrew Jackson who Trump has expressed a fondness for on multiple occasions.
Unlike the portrait on the wall during Trump’s first term, which was on loan from the U.S. Naval Academy, the current portrait hails from the White House art collection, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It’s on display between two military flags.
There is also a vase featuring Jackson on the bookshelf nearby.
Trump has declared himself a fan and even traveled to Tennessee to commemorate the seventh president’s 250th birthday during his first term in office.
A portrait of President Andrew Jackson hanging in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. Beneath it is ‘The Bronco Buster’ by Frederic Remington which was on display during Trump’s first term
A vase on the bookshelf in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025
On the wall on the other side of the Resolute desk is a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln.
Other portraits featured in the newly redecorated Oval Office include one of President George Washington, which hangs over the fire place just as it did in 2017.
It’s flanked by portraits of President Thomas Jefferson who was also the first secretary of state and Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary.
A portrait of Benjamin Franklin which was on display in the Oval Office under Biden remains.
But a portrait of President Franklin Roosevelt prominently feature above the fireplace when Biden was in office has been removed with Trump’s return.
A member of the staff holds executive orders as he stands in front of Abraham Lincoln’s portrait
A portrait of America’s first president, George Washington, hangs prominently over the fireplace in the Oval Office
A prominently displayed portrait of President Franklin Roosevelt pictured here in 2021 as well as a bust of Robert F. Kennedy displayed on the left have been removed from the Oval Office with Trump’s return
Another work making a return to the Oval Office with Trump is the bust of Winston Churchill. It was prominently featured during his first term but was removed by Biden and President Obama.
Another feature back in place is ‘The Bronco Buster’ sculpture by Frederic Remington, which also graced Trump’s office during his first term.
But also taken out of the Oval Office after Biden’s tenure was a bust of labor leader Cesar Chavez.
A bust of Martin Luther King Jr. which both Biden and Trump displayed in the Oval Office remains. King sits on the other side of the fire place to Churchill
The controversial Winston Churchill bust (above circled in red) was returned to the Oval Office by Donald Trump after both Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Pictured here in September 2019
As Trump returns to power for the next four years, there have been some personal touches added.
The table features a series of Trump family photos taken over the years in gold frames including ones of the president’s late parents.
Also prominently displayed on the table behind his chair is a series of challenge coins featuring different states and agencies.
A series of Trump family photos behind the Resolute desk on January 20, 2025
Challenge coins can be seen on the table behind Trump’s chair. The coins are often produced by members of the military as well as agencies of law enforcement and fire departments and bear unique mottos or insignia, meant to foster unity within the departments or individual units
Trump’s famous diet coke button makes a return to the Oval Office for his second term
One of the most unique features from Trump’s first term making a return is famous diet coke button as Trump was known for calling on staff to bring his favorite soda.
As Trump signed a series of executive orders Monday evening, the button was already back on display ready to go to keep the cola coming.
