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Goud glimmend Oval Office tot nationaal monument verklaard door Trump

NOS Nieuws6 November 2026, 04:17 UTCUnited States of America

De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft twee ruimtes in het Witte Huis tot nationaal monument verklaard. Hij wil daarmee voorkomen dat zijn opvolgers de wijzingen die hij heeft aangebracht ongedaan maken. Zijn besluit kan echter worden teruggedraaid. Trump heeft gouden versieringen aangebracht in het Oval Office, zijn werkkamer. Ook staat daar er een vergulde bronzen adelaarssculptuur. In de Cabinet Room, de vergaderruimte van de Amerikaanse regering, liet Trump vorig jaar portretten van voormalige presidenten hangen, zoals die van George Washington, Abraham Lincoln en Fran

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