President Trump ordered the iconic Resolute Desk removed from the Oval Office for refurbishment after Elon Musk's 4-year-old son, X, appeared to pick his nose and rub the desk on live TV last week.

Trump temporarily swaps the iconic Resolute Desk after Elon Musk’s son X was seen wiping his nose on it during live. ... first used by John F. Kennedy in 1961 and later by Clinton, ...

Every executive since President Clinton — including Mr. Trump himself — has exclusively used the Resolute Desk for their Oval Office setup. The first president to use the Resolute Desk was President ...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's son X Æ A-Xii leans on the Resolute desk as US President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the Resolute Desk has been temporarily removed from the Oval Office to be “refinished,” a touch-up that occurred just days after Elon Musk’s ...

Donald Trump has temporarily replaced the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office after Elon Musk’s son seemingly wiped a booger on it during their viral visit to the White House last week. The self ...

Most recently, the Resolute Desk was used by Democratic former presidents Biden between 2021 and 2025 and Obama between 2009 and 2017. Trump also used the desk in his first term between 2017 and 2021.

President Trump ordered the iconic Resolute Desk removed from the Oval Office for refurbishment after Elon Musk’s 4-year-old son, X, appeared to pick his nose and rub the desk on live TV last week.