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Trump insists that Congress approved his ‘triumphal’ arch … in 1925
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration argues that President Trump has congressional approval to build a controversial arch based on plans Congress reviewed in 1924, a claim widely seen as absurd and legally tenuous.
- Mark Paoletta, a close Trump ally and chair of the National Capital Planning Commission, is spearheading the push for the arch, framing the delay in construction as a "national embarrassment."
- Paoletta has a long history of involvement with Trump and conservative figures, including Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and is linked to controversial political networks and donors like Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow.
- Critics fear the Supreme Court, given its current conservative majority, may allow the arch's construction through procedural shortcuts, bypassing thorough legal scrutiny despite serious concerns about its cost, design, and necessity.
- The project is expected to be expensive, poorly executed, and emblematic of broader issues with the Trump administration's handling of legal and political processes.
