Trump issues proclamation declaring Oval Office national monument

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated PressPublished on: November 6, 2026Country: United States

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Trump issues proclamation declaring Oval Office national monument

Donald Trump signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office, the adjacent Cabinet Room and the Outer Oval Office as a national monument. Signed on Thursday after his party’s sweeping midterm losses, the measure is intended to prevent major changes and preserve the spaces’ historic and architectural character, following Trump’s redesigns during his second term. The proclamation puts the monument under the interior secretary’s management through the National Park Service.

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