Trump says Oval Office to become national monument
The order directs federal preservation review before major changes and says the rooms will stay in daily presidential use, the White House said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office, Outer Oval Office, and Cabinet Room as national monuments, directing the Interior Department to manage these spaces and requiring review before substantial alterations.
- This designation follows Trump's extensive redesign of White House spaces since 2025, which included gold-heavy renovations and structural projects the president presented as a preservation measure for areas he has heavily decorated.
- Trump claimed the order mandates Congressional approval for major modifications, though the proclamation's text does not explicitly require legislative ratification; it preserves presidential authority to redecorate provided changes do not impair historic structure.
- Critics, including legal experts, noted that any proclamation can be revoked by a successor, citing Trump's own history of reversing monument designations and the irony of his previous demolition of the historic East Wing.
- The proclamation arrives as Democrats prepare to assume control of Congress following midterm election losses for Republicans; Trump intends to seek legislative ratification, though approval remains uncertain in the shifting political landscape.
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Trump designates Oval Office a national monument: 'It will not be allowed to be touched'
President Donald Trump signed a measure preserving the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument — his first official action following major GOP losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
After a multi-million dollar renovation of the Oval Office, Donald Trump wants to protect the historic presidential office. In a new presidential order, he designates it a national monument – and wants to limit the ability of future presidents to change it, reports the BBC.
Trump Makes Oval Office National Monument to Block Changes
President Trump signed a proclamation making the Oval Office, outer Oval Office, and Cabinet Room a national monument, blocking major changes by future presidents. President Donald Trump put pen to paper on Thursday and designated the Oval Office, the outer Oval Office, and the Cabinet Room as a national monument, with the stated goal of […]
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