Donald Trump Pauses Meeting to Shame Camera Operator Who Bumped into 'Special' White House Mirror

President Donald Trump reprimanded a camera usability for bumping into a 400-year-old reflector while successful speech pinch Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

"You amended watch that. You're not allowed to break that," nan president said to nan operator, arsenic captured successful a C-SPAN video connected Monday, Oct. 20.

The remark was met pinch laughter successful nan White House furniture room, wherever journalists and authorities officials gathered for a meeting.

"That reflector is 400 years old. A camera conscionable deed nan mirror," Trump added, pursuing up pinch "ay-yi-yi" successful dismay.

"I conscionable moved it up here, typical from nan vaults, and nan first point that happens — a camera hits it," Trump continued. "Hard to judge isn't it? Hard to believe, but these are nan problems successful life."

Trump has made different changes to nan storied White House walls. In August, he broke White House precedent by moving erstwhile President Barack Obama's official portrait from nan Grand Foyer to nan Grand Staircase, which is obstructed from nationalist view, making nan image efficaciously hidden.

Earlier successful his presidency, he moreover added his framed mugshot adjacent different statesmanlike portraits, which MAGA followers took arsenic a awesome of resilience.

The ongoing authorities shutdown does not look to stifle Trump's location betterment agenda.

In September, he announced a renewal of nan Palm Room and redesigned nan Rose Garden, which he rebranded to "The Rose Garden Club astatine nan White House." Notably, he besides paved complete a ample information of nan Kennedy-era section for a patio.

This is not nan first clip caller decor has snuck into Trump's speech pinch world leaders. When he met pinch Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney successful May, Trump noted nan Oval Office's newfound opulence.

“It becomes much and much beautiful pinch love—you cognize we grip it pinch awesome love—and 24-karat gold, that ever helps too," he said.

In April, Trump had brought successful his Mar-a-Lago "gold guy," cabinetmaker John Icart, to adhd golden finishes passim nan White House, The Wall Street Journal reported. The updated included gilded carvings for nan Oval Office fireplace mantel, a golden Trump crest successful a doorway and golden coasters that publication "Trump."

Despite nan off-topic interjection, nan gathering accomplished chat regarding rare-earth worldly "framework," nan New York Times reported. The statement entails a $3 cardinal finance successful mineral projects complete nan adjacent six months.

The leaders signed an statement to boost proviso of nan minerals arsenic a intends of countering China's marketplace dominance. They besides discussed nan AUKUS atomic submarine deal.

Later successful nan day, nan Senate will reconvene for the 11th time to ballot connected ending nan authorities unopen down.