‘Germophobic’: Did Donald Trump change iconic White House desk due to Elon Musk’s son picking his nostril?

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US President Donald Trump has ordered the elimination of the iconic 150-year-old Resolute Desk from the Oval Office for refurbishment, simply days after media experiences prompt that Elon Musk‘s son, X Æ A-Xii, might have wiped a booger on it throughout a White House go to.
According to the New York Post and New York Daily News, the incident occurred when Musk, the DOGE head, visited Trump with his four-year-old son, whom he calls ‘X.’

During the go to, X was reportedly seen picking his nostril and wiping it on the Resolute Desk after whispering one thing to Trump, who remained centered on Musk’s statements. Musk laughed and gently requested his son to cease, however X’s playful curiosity appeared to get the higher of him.
According a number of media experiences, Trump, identified for his excessive germophobia, didn’t point out the incident in his social media put up however defined the desk swap by saying, “A President, after the election, gets a choice of 1 in 7 desks.”

“This desk, the ‘C&O,’ which is also very well known and was used by President George H W Bush and others, has been temporarily installed in the White House while the Resolute Desk is being lightly refinished—a very important job. This is a beautiful, but temporary replacement!” US President added.

The momentary substitute, the Georgian-style C&O Desk, is manufactured from walnut and options golden handles. Originally constructed for an proprietor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, it was later donated to the White House and utilized by George H W Bush, making Trump solely the second president to choose it.
The Resolute Desk, broadly thought to be probably the most iconic piece of furnishings within the Oval Office, was crafted from the timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute and gifted by Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B Hayes in 1880.
It has been utilized by most presidents since, aside from Lyndon B Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford. Other desks accessible to sitting presidents embrace the Theodore Roosevelt Desk, The Johnson Desk, The Hoover Desk, and The Wilson Desk.