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President seeks to make Oval Office a national monument to ensure designs are not ‘ripped down by stupid people’Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday that he says will prevent future administrations from changing his design of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, spaces which he declared as national monuments that should be preserved.In the days since his party suffered historic defeats in the midterm elections, the president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/trump-ballroom-midterms-reaction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">has seemingly turned his attention</a> to the many renovation projects he has begun across the nation’s capital. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk on Thursday, Trump declared the Oval Office a “national monument”. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/trump-oval-office-design-proclamation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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