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What's going on with Trump's gold 'Oval Office' sign?
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What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?
Design experts read the writing on the White House wall.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST 50 minutes ago
5 min
A temporary sign is seen outside the Oval Office on Nov. 5. (Evan Vucci/AP)
By Maura Judkis
Earlier this month, White House visitors saw the writing on the wall. It had been printed as a decal across several pieces of what appeared to be plain white paper in an ornate script typeface and affixed at head-height just outside the only exterior entrance to the Oval Office.
“The Oval Office,” read the makeshift sign. The letters were, of course, the color of gold. ... “The government may be closed, but at least Kinko’s is up and running,” joked Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” at the time. Online, naysayers compared it to the font used in the Cheesecake Factory logo, a custom font with similarities to Windsor Bold, or the variety of fanciful fonts used to make those “Live, Laugh, Love” signs hanging in countless American living rooms.
And then, after a little while, the words disappeared. ... Will they return? Be made permanent? The White House didn’t have any updates. ... However, a spokesman did confirm a couple things about the mysterious “Oval Office” sign. ... First, the president selected the swoopy font himself: “He is personally and very involved in these beautification projects.”
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What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?
Design experts read the writing on the White House wall.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST 50 minutes ago
5 min
A temporary sign is seen outside the Oval Office on Nov. 5. (Evan Vucci/AP)
By Maura Judkis
Earlier this month, White House visitors saw the writing on the wall. It had been printed as a decal across several pieces of what appeared to be plain white paper in an ornate script typeface and affixed at head-height just outside the only exterior entrance to the Oval Office.
“The Oval Office,” read the makeshift sign. The letters were, of course, the color of gold. ... “The government may be closed, but at least Kinko’s is up and running,” joked Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” at the time. Online, naysayers compared it to the font used in the Cheesecake Factory logo, a custom font with similarities to Windsor Bold, or the variety of fanciful fonts used to make those “Live, Laugh, Love” signs hanging in countless American living rooms.
And then, after a little while, the words disappeared. ... Will they return? Be made permanent? The White House didn’t have any updates. ... However, a spokesman did confirm a couple things about the mysterious “Oval Office” sign. ... First, the president selected the swoopy font himself: “He is personally and very involved in these beautification projects.”
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