Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott.Photo: CSPAN
Drew ScottandJonathan Scott’s vision for a revampedWhite Housemight be a little too extreme for theBidenadministration.
TheProperty Brothersstars appeared in a pre-tapped skit that aired during Saturday’s annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, in which they hilariously presented officials — including White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Infrastructure Czar” Mitch Landrieu and first ladyDr. Jill Biden— with their vision for a makeover of the iconic building.
Their video came after White House Correspondents' Association President Tamara Keith revealed that the press room would be getting an official remodel in the next two months.
“The press workspace is cramped and the furniture is literally falling apart. The briefing room seats are mysteriously sticky,” she explained. “We have this room that we affectionally call” the lavateria," that is a combo lunch room bathroom. And the last time any of this was updated was when George W. Bush was president."
Calling the White House “a bit of a fixer upper to put it nicely,” Drew and Scott said they were excited to give the White House press area a big refresh. “This place is in really serious disrepair,” said Drew. “It’s dirty, it’s dingy, it’s moldy. It’s a s— hole!”
At first, their vision seemed like a home-run. “We are pitching replacing all the furniture in the White House workspace,” the brothers said. “New cabinets, new flooring, new lighting — everything to give it a new modern, positive vibe. Tasteful, simple, and within your budget.”
But from there, the Property Brothers went off the rails, pitching a few other out-of-the-box ideas to, as Jonathan put it, “turn the White House into the WhiteHome.”
Their plans included taking the entire West Wing “down to the studs,” getting rid of “all those ugly offices” to create “one massive, sleek modern room.” Additionally, the duo hoped to “bulldoze the rose garden, lose the west colonnade and transform the Oval Office into a Dave & Buster’s.”
There was also an idea to hang “tasteful nudes” of former presidents to display along the walls.
“Nailed it,” the brothers said, high-fiving one another as White House officials quickly ended their virtual meeting.
Martha Stewart.CSPAN
That’s when someone surprising appeared on screen:Martha Stewart!
Though Jean-Pierre previously told Drew and Jonathan that they “wanted to hire Martha Stewart, but she wanted to build a lake and put 24 swans in it,” Landrieu quickly called the lifestyle icon for support after the failed meeting with the Scotts.
“I knew you’d come crawling back,” Stewart, 81, joked. “They always do.”
Joe Biden.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
Under President Donald Trump, however, that tradition changed. During the first three years of his term, Trump snubbed the gathering, telling reporters in 2019 that it was “too negative.”
His White House also began avoiding the event after Michelle Wolf’s turn as emcee in 2018. Like comedians before her, she bluntly mocked several D.C. players including former Trump spokeswomanSarah Huckabee Sanders.
Biden embraced the event, though the 2020 and 2021 WHCA installments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, the president, first ladyJill Biden, Vice PresidentKamala Harrisand second gentlemanDoug Emhoffall attended the dinner — making it the first time each of the four key figures in an administration have been present at the event since 2016, when the Obamas and Bidens both attended. (Prior to that, the president, vice president and their spouses were all in attendance in 2006 and 2009.)
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source: people.com
