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Trump Rejects Secret Service Plan to Demolish Oval Office

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump threatens leakers

U.S. President Donald Trump told Time Magazine on Oct. 1, 2026 he rejected a Secret Service plan to demolish the Oval Office.
Potential escalation, which Trump warned could follow post-midterm, may spark public backlash and threaten democratic institutions.
Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran war munitions.
He threatened leakers with long-term jail and considered firing FBI Director Kash Patel.

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Oval Office Symbolism

President Donald Trump told Time Magazine on Oct. 1, 2026 he rejected a Secret Service proposal to demolish the Oval Office.
His authority was emphasized as he called the Oval Office a place and a symbol of America’s greatness that must stay.
A Secret Service agent told Trump the Oval Office should be taken down and rebuilt.
Trump said his redesign keeps Oval Office, adding an East Room ballroom and Kennedy Center.

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Trump threatens leakers

U.S. President Donald Trump told Time Magazine on Oct. 1, 2026 he rejected a Secret Service plan to demolish the Oval Office.
Potential escalation, which Trump warned could follow post-midterm, may spark public backlash and threaten democratic institutions.
Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran war munitions.
He threatened leakers with long-term jail and considered firing FBI Director Kash Patel.

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