As President Donald Trump continues to reshape the White House and Washington D.C. in his image, a group of experts are warning that his desire to use "magic paint" on an iconic building is "incompatible" with reality.

Trump's initiatives have been both cosmetic and transformative. On a smaller scale, Trump paved over the White House Rose Garden's lawn, decorated the Oval Office in gold, installed giant flagpoles and hung pictures trolling ex-presidents.