Trump-Designed 250-Foot Arch Passes Design Review, Lions Removed from Base
TL;DR
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved a plan for a 250-foot “Arc de Trump” near the Lincoln Memorial, featuring a torch-bearing statue and gilded eagles; the four lions planned for the base and an underground pedestrian tunnel were removed. Public opposition is strong and lawsuits over sightlines continue, though Trump says Congress approval isn’t needed.
- Design plan for 250-foot "Arc de Trump" is approved, but 4 lions on the base are now gone CBS News
- Trump arch moves ahead — but monument loses eight feet and four lions CNN
- Federal commission, packed with Trump allies, approves his towering triumphal arch The Detroit News
- Federal Panel Approves Trump’s Plans for a 250-Foot Arch in Washington The New York Times
- Trump Is Missing the Entire Point of Arches The Atlantic
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