Summary
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office, the adjacent Cabinet Room and the Outer Oval Office as a national monument. The order assigns the National Park Service a management role and requires review before major alterations, but it does not prevent presidents from changing the rooms’ decor or a successor from revising or revoking the proclamation.Key Facts
- Trump signed the proclamation in the Oval Office on Thursday.
- The designated rooms are on the first floor of the White House’s West Wing.
- The proclamation says the monument is intended to preserve the rooms’ historic character and architectural integrity.
- It directs the interior secretary to manage the monument through the National Park Service.
- The order requires documentation, review and consideration of alternatives before actions that would substantially alter or demolish the monument.
- The proclamation does not limit the president’s authority to choose furnishings or change the rooms’ decor.
- A future president could revise or revoke the proclamation through a new executive action.
- The signing followed the article’s report of sweeping midterm losses for Trump’s party, with Democrats set to control Congress in January.
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