The Oval Office gets a Trump makeover. Here’s what has changed since Biden left

With the return of President Donald Trump to the White House, the Oval Office — perhaps the most-recognizable office in the world — has received a makeover.

Busts have been swapped out, new portraits have been hung and the famed Diet Coke button is back. That said, a number of items remain in place from former President Joe Biden’s tenure — or even earlier.

Here are some of the furnishings that have changed — and some that have stayed the same.

What has changed

The refurnishing process took place in a matter of hours on Inauguration Day, according to The Wall Street Journal, which was granted a first look at the newly decorated office.

Among the more notable changes were the presidential portraits that line the room’s curved walls.

Hanging above the fireplace is a painting of America’s first president, George Washington. It replaced a large painting of Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt, which Biden had installed, according to the Journal.

Trump also has a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the country’s seventh president, hanging near the Resolute Desk. It occupied the same space during his first term — causing some controversy given Jackson’s policies toward Native Americans.

A bust of Winston Churchill, the famous wartime prime minister of the U.K., has also been installed alongside the fireplace, according to the Journal. It had been a fixture of Trump’s first-term Oval Office.

Meanwhile, busts of Robert F. Kennedy and union leader Hugo Chavez, which were used by Biden, appear to have been removed.

Additionally, a blue rug used by the former president has been replaced by a cream-colored one, photos show.

Trump has also placed framed photos of his family on a table behind the Resolute Desk. Alongside them are a series of medals — including one that depicts the president with his fist in the air after surviving an assassination attempt.

And, notably, a Diet Coke button has been returned to the Resolute Desk, according to the Journal. Trump famously used it during his first term to order the fizzy drinks from a valet.

What stayed the same

Despite all these changes, many furnishings from Biden’s time in office or earlier have been kept in place.

Busts of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman as well as civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. have remained in the executive office, photos from the Journal show.

Another holdover from Biden: a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. The former president had the painting installed to illustrate his interest in science, according to The Washington Post, and Trump appears to have kept it.

A piece of moon rock encased in glass has also remained on a wall shelf. The 332-gram chunk, which was collected from the lunar surface in 1972, was loaned to the White House in 2021, according to NASA.

And, of course, one other piece, which long predates Biden’s tenure, has remained in place: the Resolute Desk. The oak desk, a gift from Queen Victoria, was first used in the Oval Office by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

This story was originally published January 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM with the headline "The Oval Office gets a Trump makeover. Here’s what has changed since Biden left."