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Fury as Trump's bizarre 'drones plus snipers' claim spurs uproar: 'MUST BE STOPPED’
Donald Trump holds a model of an arch during a ballroom dinner at the White House in Washington DC on 15 October. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
An Arch Built to Militarize Power
The Proposal Is the Message
Donald Trump says his planned triumphal arch in Washington should store drones, sniper ammunition, and provide positions for snipers on its roof and plaza. That is the essential context. The rest—the outrage, mockery, and speculation about litigation—is secondary to a president proposing that a personal monument in the nation’s capital double as an armed installation.
Power Belongs to…
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