US President’s Donald Trump’s senior aide provided an insider’s view of what she called the “fake Oval Office” utilised by former President Joe Biden for various photo opportunities
The counselor to Trump Alina Habba shared with over 500k social media followers a tour of the replica White House spaces employed by the previous administration, showcasing sophisticated lighting, screens and teleprompter equipment.
“We’re in Biden’s fake Oval Office, everybody,” Habba announced in her X platform video.
Habba positioned herself at a dark wooden desk, with the American flag and a blue-white placard displaying the White House’s north facade outline as backdrop. “I now know why, I now get it,” remarked the Trump attorney before instructing the camera operator to pan around, pointing at screens and teleprompters.
After completing the tour, the camera returned to Habba, who shared criticism of Biden’s presidency. “All I can say is the last administration was a ‘disgratz,'” she said.
The set was actually styled as a standard White House room rather than the iconic circular office where significant presidential activities occur. The facility, situated in an Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) auditorium, features professional lighting, teleprompters, camera equipment and audience seating.
Biden utilised this White House replica within the EEOB throughout his term, notably during his televised Covid-19 vaccination at the peak of the vaccine distribution programme.
This set was established in the EEOB’s South Court, situated opposite the actual White House. The setup included artificial windows and digital displays showing the White House Rose Garden in full bloom.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller claimed Biden required this space to read scripts from teleprompters, which wasn’t feasible in the actual White House.
“The reason Biden uses this bizarre virtual set for televised meetings — and not an actual room like East Room, Cabinet, Oval, Roosevelt, Sit Room, etc. — is because it allows him to read a script directly from a face-on monitor (& w/out teleprompter glass that can be seen on camera),” he posted on X.
The set Habba visited appeared comparable to Biden’s setup for the June 2022 virtual conference with Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate leaders, as reported by NY Post.
