Trump moves to bar future changes to Oval Office, Cabinet Room
What's new: The order came two days after Democrats took Congress, as Trump kept spotlighting White House renovation projects.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Nov. 5 designating the Oval Office, the Outer Oval Office and the Cabinet Room as a national monument and federal landmark, aiming to block future administrations from altering the spaces. Trump signed the order at the White House in Washington and said it would make the rooms untouchable. The move landed two days after midterm elections in which Democrats won control of Congress. It also extended a string of post-election appearances centered on White House construction, including updates on a new ballroom. Critics argued Trump was focusing on renovation plans instead of voter concerns about the Iran war and affordability.