President Trump’s plan to build a towering Triumphal Arch at the gateway to the nation’s capital just cleared its first major federal hurdle.
On Thursday morning, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve the concept design for the 250-foot gilded arch, which the Trump administration wants to erect in time for America’s 250th birthday.
Every member of the commission voted in favor of moving forward — the panel is now made up entirely of Trump appointees after the president fired the previous members last October.
The approval isn’t the final word. The commission asked the project’s architect, Nicolas Charbonneau, to come back with a revised version of the design before the final vote. But make no mistake — this was a significant step forward for a project many critics didn’t think would ever get out of the gate.
The Rapid Response 47 account shared the official renderings of the arch last week when the plans were first
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