Trump boasts about the renovation of a White House bathroom

In a series of posts on his Truth Social network, the American president shows the before/after of the so-called Lincoln bathroom.

Before: pale green tiles on the walls, a white sink on a metal pedestal.

After: white marble on the floor and walls, gold faucets and chandelier on the ceiling.

"I renovated the Lincoln bathroom in the White House. It had been renovated in the 1940s in an art deco style with green tiles, which is completely inappropriate for the period of (President Abraham) Lincoln," the American president wrote.

"I made it in polished black and white marble. It works very well for the time of Abraham Lincoln and could even match the original marble," added the real estate mogul, a big fan of marble and gold.

This series of publications comes a week after the complete destruction of the East Wing of the White House, ordered by Donald Trump to build a vast ballroom, the estimated cost of which has risen from $200 million to $300 million.

The US executive branch insists that this project, funded by private donors such as Amazon, Google, and defense contractor Lockheed Martin, "would not cost taxpayers a single cent."

Donald Trump, a lover of glitz and glamour, also adorned his Oval Office with gilding, transformed the bucolic rose garden of the White House into a patio furnished with white wrought-iron tables and chairs, and installed two enormous American flags in the gardens.

The renovation of the Lincoln bathroom is the first major renovation of this term within the White House residence, the main part of the building where the president lives.

This renovated bathroom is not part of the president's private apartments, but of a suite located nearby that can accommodate guests -- such as Elon Musk in the spring, when he was head of his Commission for Government Efficiency, or Doge.

This Abraham Lincoln suite takes its name from the illustrious 19th-century president who had it as his office.