Trump signs order to preserve Oval Office as national monument

BBC News · Max Matza · 2026-11-06 01:20 UTC

The order comes after Trump made a series of big changes to the decor of the Oval Office and tore down the White House East Wing.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will prevent future presidents from making certain changes to the White House Oval Office.

The executive order declares the president's official office, which he has renovated, to be a national monument.

"We're making it a national monument, and it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people, in order to build something in a slightly different shape," Trump told reporters on Thursday.

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