After the Democrats' victory in the congressional elections, Trump also announced the use of his veto right
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Trump declared the Oval Office a national monument to protect it from destruction and construction. This came after the Democrats' victory in the congressional elections, in which the Democrats won 54 seats to 44 in the Senate and more than 250 seats in the House of Representatives.
US President Donald Trump has declared the Oval Office, which he decorated with gold decorations, a national monument. The move will “make it impossible for anyone to ever destroy this incredible space,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Future presidents would also be prevented from doing any construction on the Oval Office or the adjacent Cabinet Room, he added.
The Oval Office “will not be torn down, destroyed, touched or anything else,” the US President continued. Ahead of Tuesday's congressional elections, critics accused Trump of ignoring voters' concerns about the Iran war and the cost of living and instead focusing on numerous construction and renovation projects in the capital. Former President Barack Obama joked during the campaign that real estate mogul Trump was obsessed with "house renovations." He “superglued gold medals to the fireplace in the Oval Office,” paved over the Rose Garden, and “built a ballroom bigger than the White House.”
Trump still did not directly address the devastating defeat of his Republicans in the congressional elections. However, he did give a reference to the events: On the desk in front of him was a red baseball cap with the word “Veto.” After the Democrats' election victory, the US President announced that he would use his right to veto any opposition legislation.
Due to the ongoing counting of a number of seats in the House of Representatives and two seats in the Senate, the official final result of the congressional elections was not yet available. However, the Democrats' landslide victory can no longer be shaken. According to previous counts, the Democrats have a clear majority of 54 seats to 44 in the Senate. In the House of Representatives they broke the 250-seat mark.
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