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Trump tries to prevent anyone from changing his gold-covered Oval Office by declaring it a landmark

Trump tries to prevent anyone from changing his gold-covered Oval Office by declaring it a landmark
The Independent World Thursday 05 November 2026, 21:18 UTC By Brendan Rascius 1 min read
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Trump tries to prevent anyone from changing his gold-covered Oval Office by declaring it a landmark ‘It will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people,’ Trump said - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in President Donald Trump has attempted to prevent future presidents from altering his gold-covered Oval Office. During an Oval Office ceremony Thursday — two days after Republicans...

Trump tries to prevent anyone from changing his gold-covered Oval Office by declaring it a landmark ‘It will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people,’ Trump said - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in President Donald Trump has attempted to prevent future presidents from altering his gold-covered Oval Office. During an Oval Office ceremony Thursday — two days after Republicans suffered crushing midterm losses — Trump declared both the Oval Office and the White House Cabinet Room national monuments. “We’re going to send it over to Congress to have it ratified,” the president said, while seated behind the Resolute Desk. “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.” This is a breaking story... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments
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