The gilded tide crept in slowly. On Feb. 28, when President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, the glitter of gold was mostly limited to some bric-a-brac ...

The gilded tide crept in slowly. Recent photographs show the entire office has been gilded, including the paneled doors and the pediments above the main entrances. Critics have decried the profusion ...