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Final Trump arch plans submitted to city omit proposed military complex

Final site plans for President Trump’s proposed, 250-foot-tall triumphal arch do not mention the military features he previously said he would add to the project, according to documentation the Interior Department submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission. The president announced in late September the structure, slated to be built between…

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Trump’s final arch blueprints quietly torpedo his ‘top grade’ sales pitch: reportPresident Donald Trump's biggest justification for his towering arch near Arlington National Cemetery is missing from the final blueprints, a new report says. Final plans posted by the National Capital Planning Commission make no reference to drones, snipers or ammunition storage that Trump promised would turn the 250-foot structure into a "top grade"…

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