— We'll call it the promenade. They want to call it Trump Promenade. But I don't know if I want that. But it will be beautiful Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Also on Thursday, the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Mausoleum, renovated on Trump's orders, began to be filled with water. — It's clean, beautiful water – the president boasted, showing a recording of the repainted swimming pool. The president announced its renovation in April. He said he was inspired by a friend from Germany who visited the US and complained that the tank was “dark and disgusting”.
Also on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump announced that the National Capital Planning Commission had agreed to build a “Grand Arch of Triumph” at the end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The media emphasize that the commission did not give final consent to the project, but voted for its further proceedings.
Statue of Liberty and golden lions. The project is controversial
According to the plan presented by the administration The arch, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, is to be 76 meters highand at its top he will be a golden statue of liberty, which will be “guarded” by four golden lions.
The plans for the arch have been controversial from the very beginning and have been criticized by some veterans' communities and activists for the protection of monuments. They argue that the arch will cover, among others, view from Arlington Cemetery and will disrupt the original architectural concept of the capital. Democrats want to block this project.
As CNN noted, Trump's attempts to leave his mark on the capital suffered a setback on Thursday when The Kennedy Center has directed workers to begin removing Trump's name from the facade of the concert center. Its removal was ordered last week by a court in Washington, declaring the attempt to change the name of the center to the “Trump Kennedy Center” illegal.
