Trump:
Construction of DC’s new arch to start in early 2026
by Julia
Manchester - 01/02/26 11:40 AM ET
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5669878-trump-construction-washington-new-arch-2026/
President
Trump revealed in an interview this week that the construction of the Triumphal
Arch in Washington, D.C., is set to begin soon.
“It
hasn’t started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It’ll be great.
Everyone loves it,” Trump said in an interview with Politico that was published
Wednesday. “They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch.”
In
October, the president detailed plans for the arch to be constructed near the
Lincoln Memorial, marking the entrance to the nation’s capital. He told donors
at a dinner the arch would be built along the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
“It’s
going to be really beautiful. I think it’s going to be fantastic,” Trump said
at the time, holding up models of the arch to show attendees. “There’s a
rendering of what it will look like. You have three sizes.”
“Whichever
one would look good. I happen to think the large one,” he added.
The
proposed monument is reminiscent of France’s Arc de Triomphe located in Paris.
The
president is overseeing a series of renovations and construction projects in
Washington, which have become a focal point of his second administration. The
White House is undergoing construction, including the building of a new
ballroom and updates to the Rose Garden and Palm Room.
The
president has also led an overhaul of the Kennedy Center in D.C., replacing
board members with allies who named Trump as chair of the panel and then voted
to rename the center the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial
Center for the Performing Arts.
Last
month, Trump teased an additional change to the performing arts center, posting
photos of marble armrests he said could be installed at the center.
“Unlike
anything ever done or seen before!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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