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Trump Calls White House a 'Cocoon' While Upgrading Office

9/27/2025

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Donald Trump described the White House as a 'cocoon' in first term.
In 2017, he told Reuters mobility was limited.
He upgrades the Oval Office and Rose Garden.
He displays a portrait of an autopen to mock Joe Biden.
He will spend two days in New York for the United Nations and the Ryder Cup, then return to White House.

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Story summary

Donald Trump described the White House as a 'cocoon' in first term.
In 2017, he told Reuters mobility was limited.
He upgrades the Oval Office and Rose Garden.
He displays a portrait of an autopen to mock Joe Biden.
He will spend two days in New York for the United Nations and the Ryder Cup, then return to White House.