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The WSJ, “Trump Signs Proclamation He Says Will Protect Oval Office From Major Changes”: President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday that he said would designate the White House’s Oval Office and Cabinet Room as landmarks to prevent future presidents from making major changes to them. “They won’t be able to be taken down, destroyed, touched or anything else,” Trump told reporters. “It’s…

President Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday to designate the White House's Oval Office and Cabinet Room as landmarks, claiming it would prevent future administrations from making significant changes to these spaces. According to Trump, these designations would make it impossible for any president to "take down, destroy, touch or anything else" within the Oval Office and Cabinet Room.

The proclamation, which the president described as a national monument and a federal landmark, is expected to be legally binding once all necessary documentation is completed.

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