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Following a difficult set of midterm results for the Republican party, Donald Trump has spent much of this week talking up his renovation projects in Washington. Thursday brought the first official action of his post-midterms presidency – a proclamation designating the gold-adorned Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument.

Here’s the signing:

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