The Eisenhower Executive Office Building as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on November 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

Historic preservationists sued President Donald Trump over his plans to paint an ornate office building housing his staff next to the White House, warning the structure could be “irreversibly” damaged.”

The suit, filed Friday by the DC Preservation League and Cultural Heritage Partners, asks the US District Court for the District of Columbia to stop Trump and federal officials from making any changes to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building unless they go through a standard review process.

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

Trump told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in an interview last week that he was putting th

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