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Trump signs proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room

  • Darlene Superville, The Associated Press

  • Canadian Press

  • November 5, 2026

FILE - President Donald Trump, center right, attends a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he said will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as he has redesigned them.

"We're making it a national monument and it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.