The White House is pushing back on reports that President Trump favors a 250-foot-tall “Independence Arch,” calling the monument an iconic part of his vision for America’s 250th anniversary.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpispushingplansforamassivetriumphalarchinWashington,D.C.,aprojecttheWhiteHousesayswillbecomeoneofthemosticoniclandmarksintheworldascriticswarnthestructurecouldvisuallydominatenearbymemorials,includingtheLincolnMemorial.
TheWhiteHousedefendedtheproposalinastatementtoFoxNewsDigital,describingthemonumentasacentralpartofTrump’slegacyandvisionaheadofthenation’s250thanniversary.
“TheArchisgoingtobeoneofthemosticoniclandmarksnotonlyinWashington,D.C.,butthroughouttheworld,”WhiteHousespokesmanDavisInglesaid.“PresidentTrump’sboldvisionwillbeimprinteduponthefabricofAmericaandbefeltbygenerationstocome.HissuccesseswillcontinuetogivethegreatestNationonearth—America—thegloryitdeserves.”
TherenewedattentionfollowsreportingbyTheWashingtonPost,whichsaidthatTrumphasexpressedap
