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In addition to a new ballroom, flagpoles, gilding the Oval Office and paving over the Rose Garden, the US president proposes an archThe GuardianDavid Smith in WashingtonThu 16 Oct 2025More than two centuries have passed since France celebrated the emperor Napoleon’s birthday by laying the foundation stone of the Arc de Triomphe. Now Donald Trump has imperial ambitions of his own.On Wednesday, the US president unveiled plans for a grand arch in Washington that has already been dubbed the “Arc de Trump”.The project, likely to be seen by critics as evidence of monumental hubris, is the latest attempt by property developer-turned-politician Trump to transform the US capital for good.He told wealthy guests about the idea during a glitzy dinner in the White House East Room. The president pointed to a map displaying its proposed location as a gateway to Washington from northern Virginia.
The heroes of France are buried under it... is that where Trump wants to be buried, under his arch?
Now couple that with...
Trump fires board that oversees D.C. construction projects, as he plans major changes to White HouseBy Kristin Brown, Joe WalshOctober 28, 2025CBS NewsPresident Trump on Tuesday fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in Washington, D.C., CBS News has confirmed, as the president plans a slate of major building projects in the capital city — including a massive White House ballroom."We are preparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned with President Trump's America First Policies," a White House official told CBS News.The Commission of Fine Arts had six members, all of whom were appointed during former President Joe Biden's term. Their ouster is not without precedent: The Biden administration replaced at least six members of the commission who were named during Mr. Trump's first term.The firings come as Mr. Trump seeks to put his stamp on D.C., with plans to replace the White House's East Wing with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom and build a gigantic triumphal arch across the river from D.C. He also signed an executive order in August titled "Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again," which called for classical architecture modeled on ancient Greece and Rome to be the default style for D.C.-area buildings moving forward.
How does that saying goes; if you don't like the message, kill the messenger!
"They said, 'Sir, you can start tonight," the president — no stranger to real estate development — told attendees. "'You have zero zoning conditions. You're the president.'"
How arrogant is that!
All this construction... does it sounds like he is planning on leaving the White House in 2028?
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