NEW YORK — Donald and Melania Trump wanted to borrow a Van Gogh painting from a New York museum for their White House private quarters. But, the Washington Post reported, the Guggenheim Museum’s chief curator came up with a pointedly satirical counter-offer: a working solid-gold toilet made by an Italian artist. ADVERTISEMENTInstead, Curator Nancy Spector, who has been openly critical of Trump in social media, emailed the White House Office of the Curator in September to say that the Trumps could borrow the toilet installation used by visitors in a museum restroom until August. “It is, of course, extremely valuable and somewhat fragile, but we would provide all the instructions for its installation and care.”The Post said the White House has stayed silent on the subject. In a museum blog last year, the curator referred to Trump as “he of the eponymous gilded tower” — including Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue where he has a huge apartment and office.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 26, 2018 00:22 UTC