Trump signs proclamation to keep Oval Office from becoming a square — but fate of prez's gilded remodel up in the air
WASHINGTON D.C., United States—US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday designating the Oval Office as a national monument. This is meant to indicate the president’s redoubling of focus on beautifying the White House despite a brutal midterms defeat for his Republican Party. Critics accused Trump of ignoring voter concerns over the Iran war and affordability ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections and obsessing, instead, on multiple construction and renovation projects in the capital. The
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The Guardian: President seeks to make Oval Office a national monument to ensure designs are not ‘ripped down by stupid people’
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