Trump Says 250-Foot Memorial Arch Will House Drones, Snipers as Legal Challenge Builds
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Sep 20
Trump Says 250-Foot Memorial Arch Will House Drones, Snipers as Legal Challenge Builds
3 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Sep 20
Summary
Trump said Sunday his planned 250-foot arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would be converted into a “top grade military complex” storing drones, sniper positions and ammunition.
The president said the change came at the military’s “strong request” and cast the project as a national-security measure rather than only a monument or beautification effort.
The arch has won early approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were all appointed by Trump, but opponents say that is not enough.
Three veterans and an architectural historian have sued, arguing Congress must approve the project, extending a broader pattern of legal resistance to Trump’s Washington building plans.