Trump’s Triumphal Arch Wins Approval From Key Committee

The proposed arch would rise near Arlington National Cemetery at Memorial Circle, making it the tallest triumphal arch in the world

The project has become one of the defining visual symbols of Trump’s second-term effort to reshape Washington physically and culturally after years of complaints from conservatives that the nation’s capital has become hostile to patriotism, traditional civic architecture, and American symbolism.

Critics, meanwhile, have attacked the project as oversized, politically charged, and historically disruptive.

According to documents presented during the hearing, more than 99.5 percent of approximately 1,600 public comments submitted ahead of the vote opposed the project.