Trump Weighs Triumphal Arch Across From Lincoln Memorial for America250

Overview

• White House discussions have shifted from a temporary installation to exploring a permanent triumphal arch, according to recent reporting.
• The proposed site is Memorial Circle across from the Lincoln Memorial, as described in coverage citing The Washington Post.
• A 3D model of the arch was photographed on the president’s Oval Office desk, and he posted a rendering on Truth Social.
• Justin Shubow of the National Civic Art Society pitched the concept earlier this year, and advisers were described as enthusiastic.
• The design resembles Paris’s Arc de Triomphe and, in the Oval Office model, appears taller than the Lincoln Memorial, according to Forbes.