{"id":180324,"date":"2025-08-20T18:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/20\/white-house-calls-jack-white-a-washed-up-has-been-loser-over-oval-office-decor-dig-rocker-responds\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T18:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:15:07","slug":"white-house-calls-jack-white-a-washed-up-has-been-loser-over-oval-office-decor-dig-rocker-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/20\/white-house-calls-jack-white-a-washed-up-has-been-loser-over-oval-office-decor-dig-rocker-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Calls Jack White a \u2018Washed Up, Has-Been Loser\u2019 Over Oval Office Decor Dig &amp; Rocker\u00a0Responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe White House didn\u2019t take too kindly to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jack-white\/\">Jack White<\/a>\u2018s recent criticism of the building\u2019s decor under <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s second presidential term, with one official lambasting the musician as a \u201closer\u201d in a new statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a Tuesday comment to<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/white-house-rages-at-rocker-who-dissed-trumps-vulgar-oval-office\/\"> <em>Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung fired back at the rock star \u2014 who\u2019d slammed the revamped interior of the president\u2019s official home as \u201cvulgar, gold leafed and gaudy\u201d the day prior \u2014 by calling White a \u201cwashed up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rock\/jack-white-rips-trump-vulgar-gaudy-white-house-makeover-1236047847\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jack-white-detroit-2024-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jack-white-detroit-2024-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt='Jack White performs at Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central\" on June 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.' data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJack White Rips Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018Vulgar, Gold-Leafed and Gaudy\u2019 White House Makeover, Comparing it To \u2018Wrestler\u2019s Dressing\u00a0Room\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/politics\/ana-navarro-gloria-gaynor-reject-trump-kennedy-center-honor-1236043941\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ana-Navarro-gloria-gaynor-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ana-Navarro-gloria-gaynor-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Ana Navarro, Gloria Gaynor\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAna Navarro Urges Gloria Gaynor to Reject President Trump\u2019s Kennedy Center Honor: \u2018Don\u2019t Do\u00a0It!\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/kiss-react-donald-trump-kennedy-center-honor-criticism-1236043851\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kiss-msg-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kiss-msg-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of KISS take final bow  during the final show of KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tKISS Members Who Once Referred to Donald Trump As a \u2018True Danger to Democracy\u2019 React to Kennedy Center Honor: \u2018Deeply\u00a0Honored\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s apparent he\u2019s been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of \u2018The People\u2019s House,&rsquo;\u201d Cheung added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe harsh remarks follow White\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rock\/jack-white-rips-trump-vulgar-gaudy-white-house-makeover-1236047847\/\">heated Aug. 18 post <\/a>on Instagram, in which he\u2019d shared a photo of Trump speaking with Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and written, \u201cLook at how disgusting trump has transformed the historic White House.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLook at his disgusting taste, would you even buy a used car from this conman, let alone give him the nuclear codes?\u201d the former White Stripes band member had added in the post, which was \u201cliked\u201d by Olivia Rodrigo and Maren Morris. \u201cWhat an embarrassment to American history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs it turns out, though, White wasn\u2019t finished. Shortly after Cheung spoke to <em>Daily Beast<\/em>, the 12-time Grammy winner reshared the director\u2019s words in a follow-up <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNlgdH_px9h\/?img_index=3\">Instagram<\/a> post calling Cheung a \u201cprofessional liar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhite also unleashed several more paragraphs detailing his dislike of the president and calling out the White House for commenting on such a superficial matter while ignoring criticisms of Trump\u2019s handling of more important issues. \u201cHow petty and pathetic and thin skinned could this administration get?\u201d he wrote. \u201c\u2018Masquerading as a real artist?\u2019 \u2026 Trump is masquerading as a human being. He\u2019s masquerading as a Christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSharing various photos of Trump holding up flashy gold sneakers, posing with Goya products and showing Zelenskyy a shelf stocked with red \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d caps, White also added in his caption, \u201cThis man is a danger to not just America, but the entire world, and that\u2019s not an exaggeration, he\u2019s dismantling democracy and endangering the planet on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhite has never been shy about vocalizing his opinions on Trump, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/jack-white-donald-trump-election-win-wannabe-dictator-1235822068\/\">whom he called<\/a> an \u201cobvious fascist\u201d and \u201cwannabe dictator\u201d in November after the billionaire won the 2024 election. Before that, Jack and his ex-wife\/former White Stripes bandmate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/white-stripes-sue-donald-trump-use-music-campaign-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sued Trump<\/a> for using \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt a concert in March, the guitarist also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/jack-white-donald-trump-elon-musk-live-corporation-1235920227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">changed the opening<\/a> line of his song \u201cCorporation\u201d \u2014 which usually goes \u201cI\u2019m thinking about starting a corporation, who\u2019s with me?\u201d \u2014 to mock the twice-impeached POTUS. \u201cI\u2019m thinking about not being elected,\u201d he said on stage. \u201cNever holding a public office. Never serving one day of military service. But somehow having the authority to control parts of the U.S. Government. Who\u2019s with me?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/white-house-slams-loser-jack-white-decor-rocker-responds-1236048527\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House didn\u2019t take too kindly to Jack White\u2018s recent criticism of the building\u2019s decor under Donald Trump\u2018s second presidential term, with one official lambasting the musician as a \u201closer\u201d in a new statement. In a Tuesday comment to Daily Beast, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung fired back at the rock star \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}