Final act of Republican National Convention. Minus the unsightly yard signs, the place looks great

Trump Transforms White House Back From Bunker To Beauty

The President is very good at co-opting iconic American symbols as his own.

And in the end, restoring the image of the White House as his “home”, as he put it, was clearly the outstanding accomplishment of the Republican National Convention.

Remember the White House just a couple of month ago, when the President was briefly hiding in a bunker, a wall was going up around the perimeter, and peaceful protestors were gassed as they drew near? That was Trump at his weakest; made the President look small.

Now the White House is a place of red carpets and lavish galas and big fireworks. And protestors are kept at a safe distance. And the President’s wife makes a speech in a dress that, while couture, is worthy of the North Korean military.

Melania Trump’s militaristic dress

And on the final night, Trump’s speech itself is insanity. But the White House is majesty.

We were hoping the President would make good on his idea to do his big convention appearance at Gettysburg. Because anybody who’s been there knows those battlefields are so vast, and even today so heavy with the…