Every President leaves their mark on the White House. For President Trump, this mark has involved demolishing certain parts of it and decorating others in gold — or, at least, gold-painted plastic.

Recently, the Administration unveiled several new decorative changes to the building. First, they paved over the Rose Garden. Second, they got rid of the East Wing to make way for a new ballroom. Third, Trump completely re-did the Lincoln Bathroom in marble. Finally, they added a gold sign to the Oval Office that reads, well, “The Oval Office.”

No fucking way dude pic.twitter.com/PMpf1B4HLs

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— ettingermentum (@ettingermentum) November 5, 2025

Immediately, commenters began to notice two things about these renovations. First, the “Oval Office” sign is just gold print on computer paper (I’m sure they’ll fix that later). But second, and more importantly, this whole administration seems to be borrowing its design aesthetic not from antiquity, but from the Cheesecake Factory.

Honestly first thing that came to my mind when I saw it https://t.co/H6n2WCm4Kppic.twitter.com/mPSf8TmhXl

— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) November 5, 2025

On X, numerous users have pointed out that these additions don’t exactly call to mind images of Roman palaces or French kingdoms. Instead, they’ve decided that the most appropriate comparison for this new decor is the place where you can get chicken parmesan "pizza style.”

“They turned the Rose Garden into the patio of a Cheesecake Factory,” reads one post. “Trump turned the White House into a gold-plated Cheesecake Factory,” adds another. Further users simply made edits, superimposing the restaurant’s logo onto images of the new White House.

They turned the Rose Garden into the patio of a Cheesecake Factory. https://t.co/0hLjlpN1rK

— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd on blu sky) (@rothschildmd) September 6, 2025

Whether you like it or not is a matter of personal preference. For me, I’d say their interior designer should stick with the classics for inspiration — not the place where you can get a 1,200 calorie slice of Oreo cheesecake.