WASHINGTON, Nov 6 — US President Donald Trump signed an order yesterday designating the Oval Office as a national monument, redoubling his focus on beautifying the White House despite a brutal midterms defeat for his Republican Party.
Critics accused Trump of ignoring voter concerns over the Iran war and affordability ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections and obsessing instead on multiple construction and renovation projects in the capital.
The day after Democrats won the House of Representatives and Senate, Trump virtually ignored the result and showed off construction work on his new White House ballroom instead.
This time Trump’s focus was on the Oval Office, which he has bedecked with gold ornaments since returning to power last year, and the neighboring Cabinet Room.
