Trump declares the Oval Office a "National Monument" and seals it from future modifications

The text of the provision formally entrusts the management of the new "national monuments" to the Secretary of the Interior. The procedure involves the collection of documentation, technical checks and the evaluation of alternatives before any intervention that could substantially alter the historical or architectural structure of the environments. A move to significantly "secure" the Oval Office, but which also leaves some operational margin for those who will go to the White House in the future. The definition of "national monument" does not in fact prevent the president in office from modifying furnishings and decorations, nor does it limit normal operational and security needs.

Regarding the golden decorations added to the Oval Office, which have recently ended up at the center of public debate, Trump himself has specified that a future successor will be free to remove them, as long as with due care. Furthermore, the constraint does not preclude a future head of the White House from revoking the decree, a move already implemented in the past by Trump himself against similar measures taken by previous administrations. “They can do whatever they want, as long as they do it with care,” Trump declared in relation to the gold decorations. Then a joke about the criticisms made on the subject by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "I don't like your house either. And I know your house very well."