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Trump's proposed 250-foot 'triumphal arch' likely poses no risk to aviation ... White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a rendering of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed 'Independence Arch' during a press briefing at the White House; April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Federal agencies Donald Trump Aviation news See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Summary The Federal Aviation Administration says President Trump's proposed 250-foot 'triumphal arch' near Reagan National Airport would likely pose no aviation risks. However, evaluators determined that because of how tall Trump wants to build the arch, it would need “to be lit with red obstruction lights.” The National Capital Planning Commission advanced the project as critics worry approval panels stacked with Trump loyalists will disregard safety concerns. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot “triumphal arch” less than two miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport would likely pose no risks to air travel but recommended red obstruction ligh…

How Trump’s Proposed Triumphal Arch Stacks Up Against Others Around the World President Donald Trump released updated renderings Friday of a proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., that he says will serve as a centerpiece of celebrations marking the United States’ 250th anniversary. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that his administration had "officially filed the presentation and plans to the highly respected Commission of Fine Arts for what will be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World." The design shows a 250-foot gilded arch topped with a winged figure holding a torch, flanked by eagles and lions. The arch includes inscriptions reading “One Nation Under God” and “Liberty and Justice for All.” Trump wants to place it near the Arlington Memorial Bridge on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, across from the Lincoln Memorial, which is still within the District of Columbia's boundary. Read more : Trump to Appear on Commemorative Gold Coin, Breaking Tradition The structure would rise more than twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial, which stands 99 feet tall, and would surpass other well-known triumphal monuments worldwide. It would al…

Administration plans construction for Trump's triumphal arch <p>President Donald Trump wants to build a 250-foot-high triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial, which could mean a 20-hour-per-day construction schedule</p>

Senator urges FAA to reject any pressure from Trump to approve triumphal arch over aviation safety Jesse Bedayn Associated Press Published: June 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM FILE - Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump's new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, file) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday urging the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resist any pressure from President Donald Trump to prioritize construction of his planned triumphal arch over aviation safety. The letter from the Illinois senator, the top Democrat on the Senate's aviation subcommittee, adds to questions and concerns over Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) arch for the nation's capital. Pushed by Trump to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary , it would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. Recommended Videos Duckworth wrote that the FAA’s initial review of the arch appears to have been expedited an…

Trump wants to ignore the law to push his giant arch through the ... President Donald Trump’s team is trying to push his giant Triumphal Arch through the approval process by arguing for a new interpretation of a long-standing Washington, D.C., law that limits the heights of buildings. The Height of Buildings Act, passed in 1910, generally prohibits buildings taller than 130 feet in the nation’s capital. But Trump’s team has argued the law does not apply to federal buildings as they push for a federal commission to approve his plans for the 250-foot arch . Trump’s Interior Department wrote a memo to the National Capital Planning Commission arguing that Congress “did not intend for the law to apply to federal buildings.” The commission - which is led by a Trump appointee - is expected to consider that argument Thursday afternoon during an open meeting. But the National Capital Planning Commission has historically ruled that the law applies to federal buildings, and its position has been consistent since 1938, according to a staff memo published ahead of Thursday’s meeting. The memo also recommends commissioners “request the applicant revise the project design to comply with the Heig…

The Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: June 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM EDT | UPDATED: June 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JESSE BEDAYN Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday urging the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resist any pressure from President Donald Trump to prioritize construction of his planned triumphal arch over aviation safety. The letter from the Illinois senator, the top Democrat on the Senate’s aviation subcommittee, adds to questions and concerns over Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch for the nation’s capital. Pushed by Trump to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary , it would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. Duckworth wrote that the FAA’s initial review of the arch appears to have been expedited and raised questions about whether the president or his White House aides are “already improperly pressuring FAA to prioritize rubberstamping Trump’s vanity arch over public safety.” Officials are looking to…

Senator urges FAA to reject any pressure from Trump to approve triumphal arch over aviation safety Jesse Bedayn Associated Press Published: June 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM FILE - Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump's new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, file) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday urging the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resist any pressure from President Donald Trump to prioritize construction of his planned triumphal arch over aviation safety. The letter from the Illinois senator, the top Democrat on the Senate's aviation subcommittee, adds to questions and concerns over Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) arch for the nation's capital. Pushed by Trump to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary , it would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. Recommended Videos Duckworth wrote that the FAA’s initial review of the arch appears to have been expedited an…

New renderings released for Trump's proposed 'triumphal arch' The 250-foot-high arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. New renderings werereleasedFriday for the towering 'triumphal arch" President Donald Trump wants to build near Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial. In what's depicted as an arch standing 250-feet tall at Memorial Circle next to the Arlington Memorial Bridge -- the roundabout near the entrance Arlington National Cemetery -- the renderings show the arch with an inscription reading "One Nation Under God" and at its top, a gold statue of Lady Liberty with outstretched gold wings. Four golden lions sit at each corner of the arch's base. It would be more than twice as tall as the 99-foot Lincoln Memorial. Trump has said he wants it to be the biggest such arch in the world, much taller than the 164-foot-tall Arc De Triomphe in Paris, for example. "I'd like it to be the biggest one of all," Trump said in January. "We're the biggest, most powerful nation." On Friday, he posted on his social media platform that the arch would be the "GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL" of structures "anywhere in the world." …

How Trump Got His Tacky Arch Approved - The Nation May 26, 2026 How Trump Got His Tacky Arch Approved Neoclassical revivalists had to sell their souls. Kate Wagner Share Copy Link Facebook X (Twitter) Bluesky Pocket Email White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shows an artist’s rendering of the arch. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty) One of the less remarked upon reverberations of Trump’s disastrous rule of this country is that he has turned its architectural critics into exegetes of his sleazy plans for Washington, DC’s built environment. Instead of writing about the burgeoning (and often life-affirming) shifts in today’s architectural culture—from adaptive reuse to beautiful, functional affordable housing—we critics keep getting yanked back into the slopworld of ballrooms, arches, and faux gold leaf. It goes without saying that the proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch (one foot for every year the United States has existed!) is absurd and tacky. Modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, it boasts gaudy gilded lettering and a 80-foot cake-topper statue—Trump can’t help but cheat, even on the height of his own precious arch. His McMansionized conception of what is monumental and “…

Senator urges FAA to reject any pressure from Trump to approve triumphal arch over aviation safety Jesse Bedayn Associated Press Published: June 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM FILE - Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump's new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, file) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday urging the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resist any pressure from President Donald Trump to prioritize construction of his planned triumphal arch over aviation safety. The letter from the Illinois senator, the top Democrat on the Senate's aviation subcommittee, adds to questions and concerns over Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) arch for the nation's capital. Pushed by Trump to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary , it would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. Recommended Videos Duckworth wrote that the FAA’s initial review of the arch appears to have been expedited an…

Architects React To Trump's 250-Foot Triumphal Arch - HuffPost LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump has focused so much of his second term on large-scale building projects that it’s often hard to keep track of each proposal. Now his planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery is back in the spotlight after the Commission of Fine Arts ― made up of Trump appointees ― voted last month to approve designs for the project. Critics of the arch, estimated to cost at least $100 million , have called it a “vanity project” aimed at serving the president’s ego. The gargantuan gilded design has also elicited comparisons to North Korea’s 197-foot Arch of Triumph and the 246-foot golden monument in Turkmenistan featuring a statue of dictator Saparmurat Niyazov. Advertisement Following the vote on Trump’s arch, House Democrats introduced a bill to block its construction and the use of any federal funds to pay for it. Like many of Trump’s architectural endeavors, the triumphal arch is giving more Cheesecake Factory than civic monument. But to further underscore why the proposal is so controversial, it helps to understand what a triumphal arch actually is and what it ha…

Trump's Interior Department Now Says a Federal Height Law That's Stood ... The Height of Buildings Act of 1910 limits most structures in Washington, D.C., to roughly 130 feet, a rule rooted in early 20th-century fire safety concerns and a desire to preserve the city’s low, horizontal, neoclassical character, one dominated by monuments rather than modern skyscrapers. Trump’s proposed Independence Arch would stand 166 feet tall, with almost another 100 feet of gilded wing statuary on top. Designed by Harrison Design and modeled explicitly on the Arc de Triomphe, the marble and gold structure would feature two eagles and a large winged figure Trump says is Lady Liberty. One side would read “One Nation Under God.” The other would read “Liberty and Justice for All.” It’s intended as a ceremonial gateway at a traffic circle off the Arlington Memorial Bridge, directly across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial, as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary . A size-comparison diagram illustrates the proposed arch’s 250-foot height alongside the 555-foot Washington Monument, the White House, and other D.C. landmarks, with the arch’s inscription reading “One Nation Under Go…

Trump's DC arch includes golden-winged figure, eagles, lions and more ... The concept for President Donald Trump’s 250-foot Triumphal Arch in Washington has been approved by a federal agency. Here’s what to know. Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump’s new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump’s new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump’s new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump’s new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commis…

Trump’s proposed 250ft Washington arch clears key planning hurdle <p>NCPC gives preliminary approval to plan for skyline-altering arch despite overwhelming public opposition</p><p>Donald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should be applied to this project.</p><p>Despite overwhelming public opposition, the National Capital Planning Commission voted to approve preliminary site and building plans for the 250ft (76m) arch the Republican president wants to build on a traffic circle at the Virginia end of the Memorial Bridge from Washington.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/trump-arch-washington-dc">Continue reading...</a>

Commission considering Trump's arch deluged with negative comments POLITICS Donald Trump Add Topic 'Stop this madness!': Trump's arch draws deluge of negative comments Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy USA TODAY Updated June 4, 2026, 9:21 p.m. ET Hear this story A second federal commission reviewing President Donald Trump ’s plan to build a 250-foot arch in Washington with a 60-foot-tall gilded, winged Lady Liberty figure has been deluged with negative comments from the public. As the National Capital Planning Commission met to discuss the application for the project on June 4, more than 1,696 comments were shared on the commission’s website. An analysis of the public comments using AI by USA TODAY found that more than 99% of the comments were negative. The proposed arch will be at Memorial Circle, a traffic circle between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. “Please don't build this monstrous vanity project to please Trump. No one wants it or his billion dollar ballroom,” wrote Jane Allison in an email posted on the commission’s website. “He is destroying the beautiful city of Washington, DC with monuments to himself. The people used to have a say in this. Trump doesn't…

Trump is building a 250-foot Triumphal Arch between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, modeled on Napoleon's conquest monument. Congress never approved the money. A lawsuit has already been filed. The public comment period closes June 15. The link is below. USE it and SHARE

The Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: June 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM EDT | UPDATED: June 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JESSE BEDAYN Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday urging the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resist any pressure from President Donald Trump to prioritize construction of his planned triumphal arch over aviation safety. The letter from the Illinois senator, the top Democrat on the Senate’s aviation subcommittee, adds to questions and concerns over Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch for the nation’s capital. Pushed by Trump to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary , it would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. Duckworth wrote that the FAA’s initial review of the arch appears to have been expedited and raised questions about whether the president or his White House aides are “already improperly pressuring FAA to prioritize rubberstamping Trump’s vanity arch over public safety.” Officials are looking to…

Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency <p>President Donald Trump's plan to build a triumphal arch that would alter the Washington, D.C., skyline has won initial approval from a key federal agency.</p>