Failed to get the humorous expression "On display, if not on the menu, was government à la Trump."
Does "American government in the style of Trump was on display, if not like that the American government was on the menu for Trump to eat/enjoy"?
Thanks in advance
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They huddled at a French restaurant on Central Park West in Manhattan, briefly admitting the news media to take photographs of the smiling pair over scallops.
On display, if not on the menu, was government à la Trump.
-nytimes
Source
Does "American government in the style of Trump was on display, if not like that the American government was on the menu for Trump to eat/enjoy"?
Thanks in advance
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They huddled at a French restaurant on Central Park West in Manhattan, briefly admitting the news media to take photographs of the smiling pair over scallops.
On display, if not on the menu, was government à la Trump.
-nytimes
Source