{"id":78045,"date":"2026-09-20T16:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/78045"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:19:21","slug":"trump-to-convert-triumphal-arch-into-military-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/78045","title":{"rendered":"Trump to convert triumphal arch into military complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he \u200bhad agreed to a request by \u200cthe military to convert his proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery in Washington into a complex \u200bto house and deploy drones and \u200bsniper ammunition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The president cited national security \u2060concerns for the move, without mentioning \u200bany specific threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Federal Aviation Administration said last \u200bweek that the 250-foot (76-meter) arch would not pose a hazard to aircraft but would be required to have \u200ban \u201ceternal flame\u201d on top, clearing an aviation \u200bhurdle for the arch, which Trump proposed to mark \u200cthe \u2060nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aviation experts have raised safety concerns given its proximity to Reagan Washington National Airport while veterans have sued to block the \u200barch, arguing it \u200bwould \u2060destroy the historic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National \u200bCemetery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The project is part of the \u200bpresident\u2019s \u2060broader drive to reshape Washington\u2019s monumental landscape, including a new White House ballroom, renovation of the \u2060Lincoln \u200bMemorial Reflecting Pool and redevelopment \u200bof a golf course in East Potomac Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/trump-to-convert-triumphal-arch-into-military-complex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he \u200bhad agreed to a request by \u200cthe military to convert his proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery in Washington into a complex \u200bto house and deploy drones and \u200bsniper ammunition. 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