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The White House stands about 70 feet tall. The Lincoln Memorial, roughly 100 feet. The triumphal #arch Trump wants to build would eclipse both if he gets his wish. #Trump has grown attached to the idea of a 250-foot-tall structure overlooking the Potomac River, acc/to 2 people who spoke anonymously to describe his comments, a scale that has alarmed some architectural experts who initially supported the idea of an arch but expected a far smaller one. #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

The planned “Independence Arch”🙄 is intended to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Built to Trump’s specifications, it would transform a small plot of land between the Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery into a dominant new monument, reshaping the relationship between the two memorials & obstructing pedestrians’ views. #narcissism #vanity #sociopath #Trump

#Trump has considered smaller versions of the #arch, including 165-foot-high and 123-foot-high designs he shared at a dinner last year. But he has favored the largest option, arguing that its sheer size would impress visitors to Washington, & that “250 for 250”🙄 makes the most sense, the people said. #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

#Trump told Politico in December that he hoped to begin construction of the arch within two months. Memorial Circle, the plot of land that the president has eyed, is controlled by the National Park Service. “The one that people know mostly is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. And we’re gonna top it by, I think, a lot,” Trump said at a White House Christmas reception in December. #arch #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

#Trump said the #arch would be “a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, & have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof & plaza areas, & additionally have & hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage.” The proposal would place an arsenal & #military staging ground in the center of the nation’s capital. #law #militarization #MartialLaw #architecture #preservation #UrbanPlanning #vanity #narcissism

💕 Hundreds of supporters of the John F. #KennedyCenter for the #PerformingArts gathered Friday as the sun set over the Potomac, surrounded as much of the building as they could, linked arms & chanted, “Hands off! Hands off!” For the first time in what felt to them like ages, their beloved #arts center was brimming with life. #Trump #law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

The #KennedyCenter board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which #Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, acc/to 3 sources familiar with the matter. “It was f**king crazy,” said one source familiar with the exchange between Trump & Rep #JoyceBeatty, whose #lawsuit has prevented Trump’s name from being added to the building. #law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #architecture #conservation

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Examples include a commemorative passport with Trump’s image inside its pages & the addition of his signature on newly printed $100 bills. There are also proposals to feature his image on 24-karat gold coins and commemorative $250 bills. A Treasury Department spokesperson said the coin “is in production and minted in Philadelphia, and it will be available in the fall.” #Trump #narcissism #greed #vanity

Under a #law passed in 2020, the #Treasury Department can mint $1 coins during 2026 to mark the 250th anniversary “with designs emblematic of the U.S. semiquincentennial.” However, according to US code, “[o]nly the portrait of a DECEASED individual may appear on United States currency & securities” — a law that sprang from a Colonial-era tradition against putting current presidents on #US coins [distinguishing] themselves from the British monarchy. #Trump #narcissism #greed #vanity

Loth also invoked the vantage point from #ArlingtonNationalCemetery, where visitors often look across the river toward the Lincoln Memorial & the capital beyond — a view he said the proposed #arch would reshape. “How does it impact the panorama of Washington?” Loth said, invoking a question that he said should guide designers of #monuments. “What is supposed to be doing the speaking?” #Trump #arch #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

Oh for crying out loud! He does know the Arc de Triomphe was built to honor those who fought & died for France during the French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars right? Wait, of course he doesn’t. In fact all the Archs of Triumph are monuments. What’s this a monument for, oh yeah, himself. He truly does fancy himself a Roman emperor doesn’t he? Ugh. #Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall #arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

Local historians & architectural experts have said that a large #arch could change the relationship between several historic sites, including Memorial Bridge itself, which was intended as a bridge between North & South in the wake of the Civil War, & memorials for Lincoln & Confederate general Robert E. Lee. “It’s a very somber corridor,” said John Haigh, the chair of Benedictine College’s architecture program…. #Trump #narcissism #vanity #sociopath