Trump told Fox News in March that the Oval Office “needed a little life,” so he opted for gold. He said the gold is symbolic of angels. “They say angels bring good luck,” Trump said of his renovation. “And we need a lot of luck in this country with what they have done over the last four years.”

President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.