Trump calls Eisenhower executive building next to the White House an eyesore and submits paint job plans

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump calls Eisenhower executive building next to the White House an eyesore and submits paint job plansThe president’s proposal says the Eisenhower Executive Office Building ‘lacks any symbolic cohesion with the White House’Graig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Saturday 11 April 2026 03:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955687","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-eisenhower-building-repaint-renovation-b2955687.html","title":"Trump submits plans to repaint historic DC federal building"}}CloseRelated video: White House ballroom construction plan updatesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"...