(NEXSTAR) – A framed photograph of President Trump standing with Russian President Vladimir Putin is hanging on display in the White House, photographs taken inside a newly renovated room show.
The photograph shows the two leaders on Aug. 15, 2025, standing on a tarmac in Anchorage, Alaska, posing side-by-side before they held a closed-door summit. The focus of the meeting was ending the war in Ukraine, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not present.
The photos hang in the new Palm Room, which connects the West Wing to the White House Residence. The room usually serves as a lobby for visitors, according to the New York Times.
Underneath the picture of Trump and Putin is another picture of Trump with one of his grandchildren at the NASCAR Daytona 500 in Florida.
The Trump administration’s changes to the Palm Room were more modest than those to other parts of the White House (like the demolished East Wing). Three new chandeliers were put in and marble floors were installed, according to the Times.
Construction started last fall on the biggest part of the White House renovations: building a new ballroom. The ballroom is set to be 90,000 square feet once it’s complete, large enough to host 999 people. The president has long complained the White House lacked a large enough space to entertain guests.
Trump also renovated the Lincoln Bathroom, calling its previous art deco style “totally inappropriate.”
