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Trump’s wild 250-foot statue plan 'doesn't pass the laugh test': historian
What happened
AlterNet reports that the Trump administration is arguing a 1925 law already authorizes a proposed 250-foot arch near the Potomac River, despite more recent language requiring congressional approval for new monuments in Washington. The administration says the project fulfills an unrealized Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission plan for two columns at the bridge’s western end.
David Maloney, the District of Columbia’s state historic preservation officer, rejected that historical rationale during a recorded National Park Service meeting in September, saying it “doesn’t pass the…
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