Trump proposes painting executive office building white
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- President Trump has submitted a proposal to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, citing its current slate-gray color as an eyesore that has deteriorated over time.
- The French Second Empire-style building, completed in 1888 and housing key presidential staff, is criticized for its lack of visual and symbolic cohesion with the White House.
- The plan highlights issues like cracks and poor exterior maintenance, arguing that painting the stone facade white would provide a consistent and maintainable appearance.
- The design proposal, including renderings of the white-painted building, has been submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts, a Trump-appointed advisory panel on Washington, D.C. architecture.
- The Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled to hear the presentation on the painting plan on April 16.
