Trump Gives White House Renovators MAGA Hats, Challenge Coins in Oval Office

President Donald Trump on Friday briefly halted Oval Office business to welcome a group of contractors currently refurbishing the White House, offering them souvenir red “Make America Great Again” hats embroidered with the numerals 45 and 47 — a nod to his two non-consecutive terms — and presidential challenge coins. In video distributed by White House staff, the president quipped that the workers could list the hats on eBay for “at least $25,000,” drawing laughter from the crew before inviting them behind the Resolute Desk. The informal ceremony, held 22 August, underscored Trump’s efforts to highlight ties with blue-collar workers during the ongoing renovation of the executive mansion.