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Miles Archer

(20,102 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:34 PM Monday

MORE EFFING TAXPAYER DOLLARS: "Trump Installs New Lights to Make Him Look Better on TV" (and MORE gold)

Trump Installs New Lights to Make Him Look Better When Cabinet Sucks Up to Him on TV
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
The president replaced the old lights after he saw bleak footage of himself and hated it, a White House official said.

Leigh Kimmins Reporter
Updated Sep. 1 2025 12:52PM EDT
Published Sep. 1 2025 11:16AM EDT

Trump has added a new feature to his Cabinet meetings—brighter lighting to improve how he will look on television.

The TV showman president ordered upgraded ceiling lights in the Cabinet room after seeing footage from one of his meetings and disliking it, a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Politico.

Trump Cabinet gatherings are often long-winded affairs where members lavish praise on Trump in public, rather than fulfilling its traditional role of tackling policy issues.

Trump’s penchant for gold bling is also on display in the new Cabinet room decoration.

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MORE EFFING TAXPAYER DOLLARS: "Trump Installs New Lights to Make Him Look Better on TV" (and MORE gold) (Original Post) Miles Archer Monday OP

This answers my question on why the curtains are drawn underpants Monday #1

Might be in vain lame54 Monday #2

At best he'll be a well lit pile of shit. marble falls Monday #3

Ready for his close-up! tanyev Monday #4

Exactly. Precisely on point. Hekate Monday #5

It's not the lighting, Pampy. It's your body, failing. Maru Kitteh Monday #6

A Lens-Cap would make him look better on TV.... Jack Valentino Monday #7

underpants

(192,546 posts)

1. This answers my question on why the curtains are drawn

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:43 PM

Monday

The last fealty fest (and others) look like dark almost underground meeting in the darkest saddest day possible. I thought it might be some sort of (in his mind) manly show of force or some nonsense.

Nope. Pure vanity.

Jeebus.

lame54

(38,328 posts)

2. Might be in vain

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:44 PM

Monday

marble falls

(67,851 posts)

3. At best he'll be a well lit pile of shit.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:52 PM

Monday

tanyev

(47,662 posts)

4. Ready for his close-up!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:59 PM

Monday

Hekate

(99,218 posts)

5. Exactly. Precisely on point.

Reply to tanyev (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:06 PM

Monday

Maru Kitteh

(30,531 posts)

6. It's not the lighting, Pampy. It's your body, failing.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:09 PM

Monday

And I CELEBRATE that. It’s not happening fast enough, and not nearly as fast as some people would like to believe- but the process clearly is underway.

Jack Valentino

(3,140 posts)

7. A Lens-Cap would make him look better on TV....

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:16 PM

Monday

unconvinced that putting him under brighter lights will make him look "better"---
probably the opposite!

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