Washington, United States, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - As Iran war rages, Trump talks gold leaf and cocktail rooms

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It was billed as a press conference on the Iran war. But President Donald Trump seemed more interested in talking about gold decorations, before outing a lawmaker's terminal diagnosis. Over the course of an hour, the former property magnate spent much of his time talking about the new ballroom he is building at the White House, and the renovation of a Washington arts center he has renamed after himself. "You see the nice gold curtains?" Trump sai......

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