{"id":2627506,"date":"2026-07-09T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-triumphal-arch-plan-in-dc-wins-early-approval-from-a-key-federal-agency\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:04:38","slug":"trumps-triumphal-arch-plan-in-dc-wins-early-approval-from-a-key-federal-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-triumphal-arch-plan-in-dc-wins-early-approval-from-a-key-federal-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s triumphal arch plan in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-triumphal-arch-plan-in-dc-wins-early-approval-from-a-key-federal-agency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627506&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump\u2019s proposal to build a 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-becomes-second-state-to-pass-rule-turning-recycled-sewage-water-into-drinking-water\/\" title=\"California is now the second state to allow recycled sewage water for drinking\">received preliminary approval<\/a> from the national Capital Planning Commission. The arch is planned to be located on a traffic circle at the Virginia end of Memorial Bridge. While agency staff recommended approval with revisions to adhere to height laws, the commission decided to delay a final decision on the height issue, which may be addressed in future deliberations. The project has faced opposition from critics who argue that the size and placement of the arch would disrupt the city\u2019s iconic skyline and views,particularly between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. Some opponents also raised concerns about the project\u2019s proximity to Arlington National Cemetery. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts had previously approved the design. Despite opposition, members of the planning commissions, which include Trump allies and appointees, are likely to proceed. The project has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-businesses-with-100-employees\/\" title=\"Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine mandate for businesses with 100+ employees\">faced legal challenges<\/a> from veterans and a historian,citing potential disruptions to historic sightlines. Trump has suggested the arch could be funded by unspent campaign or fundraising money,though it is unclear what the total cost will be,as some public money will also be used. The final decision on the project\u2019s approval is expected at the next commission meeting in September.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014<\/strong> President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s <\/a>plans to build a\u00a0skyline-altering<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-triumphal-arch-washington-42228fefe4e8c97820daabc3b268103d\"> <\/a>arch\u00a0in the nation\u2019s capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Capital Planning Commission voted to approve preliminary site and building plans for the 250-foot (76-meter) arch the Republican president wants to build on a traffic circle at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a> end of Memorial Bridge from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4643130\/trump-bridge-unveiled-eastern-tennessee\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Scott Bessent unveils \u2018President Donald J. Trump Bridge\u2019 in Eastern Tennessee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4640682\/california-dmv-drivers-30-days-retake-written-test-lose-license\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California DMV gives 11,000 drivers 30 days to retake written test or lose licenses but won\u2019t explain why<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4640421\/malcolm-x-park-fountain-water-brown-trump-dc-beautification-effort\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Renovated Malcolm X Park fountain turns brown after Trump beautification effort<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agency staff had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recommended preliminary approval<\/a> along with a series of revisions to the project to comply with a federal law that limits building heights in Washington, but the commission voted to continue deliberating the height issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a complex project,\u201d Chairman Will Scharf said before the vote. A final vote could come at the commission\u2019s next meeting, in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioners heard a summary of the staff report and its recommendations and from several dozen people who had signed up to testify about the project, one of a handful pursued by Trump to reshape the nation\u2019s capital to his liking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of those who testified against the project said they opposed building a celebratory arch so close to the solemn burial ground of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arlington-national-cemetery\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3817\">Arlington National Cemetery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a separate federal agency,\u00a0approved the design\u00a0for the arch in May. The National Capital Planning Commission oversees construction on federal land in the city and\u00a0began reviewing the arch plan in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opponents of the project argue that the arch is too large for the skyline and would disrupt carefully designed views between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery that were meant to symbolize the reunification of the North and the South after the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the opposition has done little to influence the members of either commission, both of which include some of Trump\u2019s closest allies. Trump appointed\u00a0Scharf, a top White House aide, to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-fear-that-someone-might-fly-a-qanon-flag-county-proposes-rules-that-restrict-american-flags\/\" title=\"Citing Fear That Someone Might Fly A \u2018QAnon Flag,\u2019 County Proposes Rules That Restrict American Flags\">planning commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636430\/trump-american-exceptionalism-condemns-communism-july-4-speech\/\">TRUMP TOUTS AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND CONDEMNS COMMUNISM IN JULY 4 SPEECH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of veterans and a historian have sued the Trump administration in federal court to block the arch construction over concerns about disruptions to the sightline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial, which is 99 feet (30 meters) and close to half the height of the Washington Monument, at about 555 feet (169 meters) tall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump had said last year that the arch could be paid for with unused funds from the hundreds of millions of dollars he said he has raised from corporations, donors, and other wealthy people to pay to build a new\u00a0$400 million ballroom\u00a0at the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as it turns out, some public money will be used for the ballroom project, as well as the arch. The White House has not released a cost estimate for the arch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s arch plan gets initial federal approval in D.C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2627509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trump-Arch-e1781631926563.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[17418,20234,51587,3634,82506],"class_list":["post-2627506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dc","tag-architecture","tag-publicart","tag-trump","tag-trumps-triumphal-arch-plan-in-dc-wins-early-approval-from-a-key-federal-agency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trump-Arch-e1781631926563.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627506"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627511,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627506\/revisions\/2627511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}