VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-06
“I said, 'My ass, you can't build a new one. This is a special place,'”
Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06
Trump recounted responding to a suggestion that the Oval Office needed to be torn down due to Secret Service security concerns.
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