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President Trump Unveils Gold-Trimmed Cisco Phones on Oval Office Desk

President Donald Trump displayed two gold-adorned Cisco phones on the Resolute Desk, saying they were a gift from a phone company.

President Donald Trump, aged 80, presented two newly installed telephones on the Resolute Desk, describing them as a gift from a phone company. The devices, manufactured by Cisco, are covered in gold and display a presidential seal, his name, the numbers “45” and “47,” and a white-house outline on the keypad. Trump demonstrated the phones to White House correspondent Peter Doocy and travel industry leaders during a tourism-promotion event.

The lavish addition has drawn mockery on social media, with commentators questioning the expense and domestic production of the phones. Cisco has not responded to inquiries, and the White House has not commented. Critics note the contrast between the extravagance and everyday Americans’ financial concerns.

Why it matters

It shows how the administration uses high-profile, costly symbols while facing economic and political pressures.

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