On Monday, a photo of former President Donald Trump was released in his new office in Mar-a-Lago, revealing memories and presidential clues about how his presidency is going.
Trump is sitting at a desk that resembles the resolute desk of the oval office in the photo, which former aide Stephen Miller tweeted after what he called a “fantastic meeting.”
A pair of reading glasses and an open copy of the Wall Street Journal stand in front of Trump on the desk. Trump rarely wears glasses in public.
Partially obscured behind a phone seems to be his favorite drink, a bottle of Diet Coke, though he doesn’t seem to have a button he used to summon his low-calorie drink to the White House.
On a wall behind Trump is a photo of Mount Rushmore with its four presidents. Last year he considered adding a fifth face: his. The photo appears to show Marine One’s presidential helicopter flying over the chiseled milestone, potentially last year when Trump led a July fourth fireworks show.
Also on the ex-president’s table is a piece of metal used to build his U.S.-Mexico border wall. The memento became a trophy and was handed to Trump during an April 2019 visit to Calexico, California.
On one table over Trump’s shoulder is a small statue of Trump himself while another table contains family photographs.
Miller was an advocate of immigration policy and helped push for reforms to reduce illegal and legal immigration. He met with Trump amid a U.S.-Mexico immigrant crisis that many, including Trump, attribute to Biden’s hastily implemented immigration reforms and statements.