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“A very big THANK YOU to the National Capital Planning Commission on the 8-1 approval of the Great Triumphal Arch to be built at the base of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which has been waiting for this structure for over 200 years. When completed, it will be, without question, the Greatest Arch of them all! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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- 01Distortion
“8-1 approval by the National Capital Planning Commission”
The NCPC did not approve the arch — members voted 8-1 to request more information from the Department of Interior on air navigation, construction and traffic impacts. This is a procedural continuation, not an approval. Trump mischaracterizes the vote.
- 01AP via WOKVproof ⟶
- 02Distortion
“waiting for this structure for over 200 years”
Historical proposals for arches at this site date to 1877-1934 — roughly 90-150 years ago, not 200+. The Arlington Memorial Bridge itself was only completed in 1932, meaning the site did not physically exist 200 years ago.
- 01Society of Architectural Historiansproof ⟶
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