All posts tagged "Triumphal Arch"

President Donald Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch project was approved by a federal commission Thursday and will advance to the next step — despite nearly three hours of public opposition, The Washington Post reported.

The National Capital Planning Commission, which is led by Trump's allies, voted to advance the project near Arlington Cemetery after hearing from about 30 people, including parents of soldiers buried there, residents, military veterans and architects, according to The Post. The Trump administration and architects were tasked with providing more information about the design ahead of the final vote, expected in September.

Trump has been eager to begin the project and try to complete it before the end of his term, The Post reported....

President Donald Trump's obsession with chasing his vanity projects has revealed how he dismisses his loyal followers, an analyst reported.

During an MS NOW panel discussion on Saturday, Bloomberg Opinion Senior Executive Editor Tim O'Brien described the golden statue, Trump library financing and the White House ballroom. He explained why Trump's request for $1 billion in taxpayer money stems from his own desires, including the "$7 million he's feeding to the Mar-a-Lago contractor" for painting the reflecting pool and his other passion project.

"And let's not forget the Triumphal Arch that he wants to build on the Memorial Bridge," O'Brien said. "Equally tacky, equally outsized. Donald Trump has very bad taste. He's using the public purse to both self-aggrandize and give us constant lessons that he has the worst taste of anybody on the public scene right now."...

Funds from a proposed settlement to end a lawsuit against TikTok could go directly towards building Trump's triumphal arch rather than the child victims the lawsuit was meant to protect, according to a new report.

The social media company TikTok expects to pay $400 million to end the 2024 lawsuit, which came after the Department of Justice "alleged that millions of children under the age of 13 were subjected to extensive data collection and excessive content meant for adults" while using the app, ABC News reported on Friday.

However, instead of giving the money from the settlement to those child victims, "the proposed settlement funds are set to directly support Trump's efforts to improve the appearance of the nation's capital," according to ABC. ...