Friday, 6 November 2026

Al Jazeera

Trump issues proclamation declaring Oval Office national monument

United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office and the adjacent Cabinet Room as a national monument. Signed from behind the president’s desk, topped with a red “VETO” baseball cap, the proclamation on Thursday marked Trump’s first official action since his party’s sweeping losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, which will hand Democrats control of Congress come January.

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