Trump Says His Planned Arch Would Become A 'Military Complex' Able To Host Drones And Snipers

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President Trump said Sunday the triumphal arch he wants built between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery will double as a 'top grade military complex,' capable of housing drones and snipers on its roof and plaza, plus storing sniper ammunition.

The Pentagon said it had no information beyond the president's own statement. The arch, like the White House ballroom before it, is now being framed as a national security necessity rather than a beautification project, even as it still lacks final approval and faces a lawsuit from veterans and an architectural historian arguing Congress never authorized it.

The plaintiffs' attorney called the security rationale a belated attempt to cure the project's 'fundamental illegality.' The arch is one of several Trump initiatives reshaping Washington's landmarks, alongside the ballroom, the Kennedy Center overhaul, and a golf course expansion into public parkland.

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A monument that needs sniper ammo stored in it isn't a monument, it's an armory with better landscaping. And notice the order of things here: build first, ask Congress never, then call it national security once the lawyers show up. That's like a neighbor pouring a concrete pad on your side of the line and telling the judge it's for civil defense.

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