TDS-afflicted organizations have been filing lawsuits to halt the construction of the new White House ballroom, as well as to prevent the construction of the Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C. We could take it or leave it, but if it were built, Democrats would no doubt be insisting that the next Democratic president take a wrecking ball to it. Some argue that the arch will obscure the view of Arlington Cemetery, while, as we recently reported, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts agreed that "aesthetic injury" to the senses was enough to give legal standing to opponents of these projects.
Bill Kristol penned a piece in The Bulwark opposing the construction of our "Orange Napoleon's" big arch.
“We should be appalled that the dignified rows of white marble headstones at Arlington could be overshadowed by this Great Triumphal Arch. We should all be appalled that our president is trying to impose such an un-American project on us.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 9, 2026
Stop the arch.”https://t.co/pu1Q8nrmO5
Kristol writes:
So here in Washington, D.C., we honor George Washington, not Napoleon. Washington was elected president of the new republic, governed constitutionally, and turned over the reins of government after two terms. Napoleon seized power, governed dictatorially, and kept power until he led his nation to bloody defeat in wars he launched.
We used to be proud that Washington was the father of our country. We used to be proud of American exceptionalism.
No more. Trump has Napoleon envy. Indeed, the Trump administration’s Great Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck would be 250 feet tall, 54 percent taller than Napoleon’s Arc de Triomphe. We’ll have, as Burgum boasted, “the most spectacular and beautiful arch of them all!”
By the way, you might ask, what’s up with the “Military Observation Deck?” There aren’t any military activities around Memorial Bridge to observe. But the “Military Observation Deck” is there, I suppose, so that tourists can munch on their snacks and feel good about our Triumphal Greatness as they look down on Arlington cemetery. Or maybe it’s to paint the arch in a thin coating of National Security, for the benefit of the courts, so that they’re more inclined to let the administration do whatever it wants.
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The same people who want America to emulate the far more progressive Europe (socialized medicine, etc.) are complaining that America should distinguish itself from more than 70 cities around the world by not having an arch. "We don’t do Great Triumphal Arches," argues Kristol. But we do have a giant phallus to celebrate our first president.
Oh shut up.
— Me (@Keefer1958) September 10, 2026
Oh look. Trump wants to do something and you bitch about it. Rinse and repeat.
— Red Cardinal (@RedCardinal2088) September 9, 2026
Wasn’t an arch in the original plans? Isn’t that why there is an empty circle there?
— Green Ink Brigade (@GreenInkBrigade) September 10, 2026
Arlington National Cemetery covers 639 acres
— ComputerSage (@ComputerSageJAB) September 10, 2026
Memorial Circle is 1.6 acres.
Nothing is being overshadowed you fools
What an amazing entrance to a sacred place!
— KatRozza (@RozzaKat13) September 9, 2026
What a loser - this is what you live for? How pathetic. Try touching grass idiot
— kristopher (@kristophhukt) September 10, 2026
America wants an outstanding and incredible capital city. We know how much democrats hate America and want to burn it all down. 🤡
As a veteran I call for this to be built ASAP!
— TravisDel (@PineappleT01) September 9, 2026
There are similar arches all over the world. One of the most prolific is in Brooklyn, NY honoring the Sailors & Soldiers. Why would any American protest the construction of a monument honoring our service men & women? Democrats are so consumed with hatred.
— kbull (@ksbull) September 9, 2026
“…un-American project…”? Why did New York spend 8.9 million dollars last year on the “un-American project” to restore Brooklyn, New York’s Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza? pic.twitter.com/YF0ANGOm15
— RonX1811 🇺🇸 (@RonX1811) September 10, 2026
We don't do arches.
That project has been in the planning for years…long before Trump’s presidency. He just likes to get things done. You don’t want an arch to honor the significance of Arlington Cemetery?
— GranTweets2 (@PinkLucy01) September 9, 2026
This is such an insane take that I keep seeing all over the place. The federal government has had plans for a monumental arch at this location for 100 years. They really just hate Trump.
— Feral Offworlder (@tlorea) September 9, 2026
Democrats all think a Democrat is going to win the presidency in 2028 and undo everything Trump touched in Washington, D.C. They're going to knock down the ballroom and rebuild the East Wing, undo all of the renovations to the Kennedy Center, and put all of the graffiti back on the monuments.
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