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Trump: Triumphal Arch to Double as Military Complex

Trump: Triumphal Arch to Double as Military Complex

Is the arch a long-overdue gift to the nation or a vanity project militarizing sacred ground?
Trump: Triumphal Arch to Double as Military Complex
Above: A model of Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on April 16. Image credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Washington stands alone among the world's great capitals without a triumphal arch, while London, Paris, Rome and Madrid have showcased theirs for generations. After 125 years of waiting, the plans are finally underway, and the nation's capital deserves nothing less than the most beautiful arch on the planet. It will be a gift for the American people to enjoy for decades to come.

Stuffing a monument with drones and snipers at the gateway to Arlington Cemetery turns a place of mourning into a military fortress, all in service to Trump's ego by using the same national security trick to dodge the courts that the administration used to push the ballroom through. Meanwhile, real cherished monuments like the Kennedy Center and the Lincoln Memorial pool are left to rot at this president's whim.


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