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Friday, August 28, 2026

resident Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will have "adverse" effects on dozens of historical landmarks, the National Park Service found. Nonetheless, the agency concluded in a report released Friday that the arch must stay at the proposed site on the banks of the Potomac River as the project is "inherently location dependent" and "not interchangeable" with any other placement. "A relocated arch elsewhere in Washington, D.C. or Virginia would constitute a materially different commemorative project," the report said. "For this reason, alternative locations outside Memorial Circle are not reasonable avoidance alternatives."

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Among the adverse effects to surrounding landmarks, the 133-page report found that the arch would alter the "design continuity" of iconic Washington settings and would alter views of surrounding monuments.

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This arch is a POS, like its self-absorbed inspiration.

Don't build it. If it's built, tear it down. Use the stones for fishing reefs. Do something useful.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-29 06:49 AM | Reply

There is a statue of Trump coming. We all know it. It will be seven stories tall and done in gilded bronze.

This has all been done before. To hell with history rhyming, this is repetition.

As a reminder, almost all of the Caesars didn't turn out well. If Trump becomes ill, some of those coveting his spot will consider hastening death by suffocating him with a pillow.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-29 06:59 AM | Reply

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