‘We Want to Have a Good Standard’: Trump on Plan to Revamp Federal Architecture

‘We want to see beautiful buildings,’ the president said at the White House.
‘We Want to Have a Good Standard’: Trump on Plan to Revamp Federal Architecture
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Sept. 2, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump on Sept. 2 spoke about an executive order he signed last week to order the use of the classical style in federal building architecture, saying his goal was to set “a good standard.”

“We want to see beautiful buildings,” Trump said during a White House press conference in response to a question from NTD, a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times. “We want to have a good standard. We’re building something here.”