Jimmy Kimmel Spots Big Problem With Trump’s Tacky Arch
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Jimmy Kimmel sharply criticized Donald Trump's plan to build a 250-foot replica of Paris’s Arc de Triomphe near Arlington National Cemetery, highlighting Trump’s lack of military service and the monument’s self-centered purpose.
- The original Arc de Triomphe honors French soldiers who fought and died, while Trump’s proposed arch would celebrate himself, drawing backlash from veterans and preservationists who filed a lawsuit claiming it dishonors military service.
- Even the architect who suggested the project expressed concern that the arch is excessively large and unsuitable for the Arlington roundabout location.
- Despite opposition, the Trump-appointed Commission of Fine Arts gave preliminary approval, with the chair emphasizing the personal importance of the project and invoking the Gettysburg Address in its defense.
- Kimmel mocked the monument’s placement near Arlington Cemetery, arguing it disrupts the uniform solemnity of the military graves it overlooks.
