Trump signs order aiming to stop future presidents changing the Oval Office

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring the Oval Office a national monument to prevent future presidents from "touching" or "ripping down" his renovations, he told reporters. The order directs the National Park Service to maintain the office "in a manner that protects its historic character, architectural integrity, and association with the Presidency" while saying it does not "restrict the President's authority to redecorate the monument, select furnishings, or make ordinary operational and security modifications that do not substantially impair the monument's historic structure or architectural character." The BBC notes it is unclear whether a future president or a court could reverse the action. The whole White House is already a National Historic Landmark, and large projects traditionally require congressional approval; Trump created other changes this year, including tearing down the East Wing in a project now facing legal challenges and lacking congressional approval. Preservation lawyer Greg Werkheiser told the BBC that temporary alterations such as furniture and decor remain at a president's discretion and that the administration has shown disregard for other historic sites while suing to weaken preservation laws. The order cites existing protections but argues the Oval Office merits specific recognition as a discrete historic structure of national significance.

Alan Stedman

@alanjstedman.bsky.social

In some ways it doesn't matter whether a new POTUS and or Congress can overturn this EO The fact he felt he needed to do it says far more about his insecurities, his desire for legacy etc He's just an idiot with no class or understanding/appreciation of history www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

514h ago

lassenforge.bsky.social1

New president to WH staff - "I'm going to Home Depot to pick up a few things like a chisel, a chipping hammer, and some cream white paint... then I need a full day undisturbed in the Oval. I need to do some modifications to a national monument, just like my predecessor did to the east wing.

Samantha Meows1

Why didn’t he do something good for people as his legacy? Rhetorical question…

Hari Kunzru

@harikunzru.bsky.social

Trump’s aesthetic is weirdly like an AI generation. Overstuffed, repetitive elements. Hilarious that he’s trying to preserve any element of it for the future www.bbc.com/news/article...

144h ago

Chris

@oakymoron.bsky.social

His narcissism has no boundaries He needs to be removed from office ..those Republicans left in the US congress should realise that he is a wounded rat in a corner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

152h ago

The Crow3

I see a very small bin fire happening, causing 'irreparable damage' so that needs redecorating.

caughtinthespin.bsky.social2

No other president is going to waste tax payers money like he has. They’d never want to be associated with him. So no rebuilding of ballroom. Just change of name. As for the gold melt it down and put the money back in the public purse

Ian Simpkins #FBPE ⭐ #FBPPR2

What next, an executive order preventing the rearranging of the deck chairs on the Titanic?

@CreativeCamden1

Trump's taste in decor has left the Oval Office looking like a Blackpool arcade stall.

onefinekitty.bsky.social

@onefinekitty.bsky.social

It’s unbelievably horrendous & he’s trying to force future Presidents to endure it! apple.news/A_Cl77PE3RhO...

155h ago

Devlyn Angel, ETQ 😈😇3

I think we need to burn it to the ground and start over. He's ruined it for everyone.

Pvnk'd2

He's so fucking stupid that he doesn't even know

Mike Sutherland and BravehoundGabby2

I thought that an EO was not a law!

The Watchcat Wrecking Crew🌙1

The way he changed it... he can change it but nobody else can.🙄

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DJ6

The declining oaf wants his golden doodads to stay superglued to the walls for eternity. That's rich considering what he did to the rose garden and East wing of the Whitehouse.

mimij9.bsky.social

@mimij9.bsky.social

Trump signs order preventing future presidents from changing Oval Office www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... He’s so pathetic.

143h ago

StephMac11

Apparently it has less legal force that the instructions for a microwave 🤭

wysiwyg94.bsky.social6

He destroyed the rose garden, the reflecting pool and demolished the East Wing. Who the hell is going to take notice of his dum(b) order??!

Grumpy Brummie 🔶💻🏉🎵🍺🕵️‍♂️3

Well there's his first spiteful move. Ensuring the Oval Office remains looking like a reception area of a high end brothel or that of the fan boys dictators.

Jonty2

It is a monument to appalling taste at the moment.

Katie1

You think Hegseth's video yesterday was the most pathetic scared loser thing, then you see this. So pitiful.

Johnny 🫧 Cowlick

@jefferycowlick.bsky.social

BREAKING: Stupid person who ripped down the East Wing signs executive order to prevent national monuments from being "ripped down by stupid people."

95h ago

Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine

@svecrumba.bsky.social

Yep, as soon as Trump is gone the Oval Office will no longer look like a bordello.

92h ago

Chuck Taggart, Private Eye

@sazeracla.bsky.social

The next Democratic president will overturn that executive order, and their first command will be “Get rid of all that faux gold shit. Strip the Oval Office down to the walls, redo it, and make it look like a civilized human place again.“

82h ago

therealdwoo.bsky.social 🚣🏻‍♂️🏡

@therealdwoo.bsky.social

I can't believe Trump is this upset at the thought someone might take down all his Oval Office fake gold stick-on trash art. It demonstrates how deeply he values this crap as part of his legacy. 🙄😐 What a sad little man

62h ago

Nick Barlow

@nickbwalking.bsky.social

It's telling that the way they calm Trump down after the election reminded him he's not going to be President forever is by letting him proclaim that no one can remove his gold tat from the Oval Office.

52h ago

@bobhudson.bsky.social

What a lame duck, self-indulgent gesture, typical Trump. And he has no power to bind decisions of his successor. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

22h ago

Helen #FBPE #NHS #ClimateCrisis 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💙

@heib20.bsky.social

At a time when the cost of living is breaking people & the midterms have been a huge disaster for Republicans, this is his priority!!🤦‍♀️ What a 🤡!!😠 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

52h ago

RachelMarta

@rachel99marta.bsky.social

he's trying to get the approval for his arch forced through tonight...all of a sudden his power seems to be dripping away. & one of the things he did do today...signed an executive order designating the Oval Office & the room right off it, as national landmarks www.youtube.com/watch?v=whAa...

21h ago

Richard M.

@mat70x.bsky.social

This is so Donald Trump... do something everyone thinks is a disgrace... Ignore opinions... Decide someone will come along & do it all over... Sign an order stopping anyone else doing what you've just done... What a wanker! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12h ago

Rookie 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

@rookiesinc.bsky.social

Surely the next Dem POTUS will just rip up this stupid order and return the Oval Office to something that does not resemble a TEMU outlet. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

11h ago

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