To: Congress, Courts
Block Trump from building a giant arch in our nation's capital!
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As Trump undermines cultural landmarks like the Kennedy Center, defunds our museums and national parks, and censors our educational institutions—he is simultaneously aggrandizing himself. And his latest self-centered project? A 250-foot “Arc de Trump” near the Arlington National Cemetery—more than double the height of the Lincoln Memorial.
Democrats have sounded the alarm on the monument, flagging that the arch should not be built on federal land without approval from Congress. If Trump is allowed to move forward with this construction, who knows what else he will feel emboldened to build in his image.
The courts and Congress can—and must—stop this vanity project immediately.
Why is this important?
The Commemorative Works Act makes it clear that any memorials constructed on federal land in Washington, D.C. need authorization from Congress. But we need to make sure that Congress hears us loud and clear and pulls the plug on this wasteful project.
Trump said that taxpayer money won’t be used to build the arch, instead claiming that the $100 million in funds will come from private donors and corporations like tech companies—raising concerns about corruption and “pay-to-play” motivations. And we know that taxpayers will still be impacted—from the use of our roadways to other public services and goods that must function during these largescale constructions.
Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. Trump has failed to do anything to address inflation, as everyday families struggle to afford groceries, housing, education and child care. Instead, he’s entangled us in forever wars that taxpayers fund and inflated the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to kidnap and abuse our neighbors. And now, he wants to prioritize vanity projects that glorify him instead of leveraging those connections and access to funds to benefit the American people.
There is mounting resistance to Trump’s continued self-glorification. A district judge recently ruled that Trump must stop construction on the White House ballroom until there is approval from Congress. We need to make sure that Trump’s arch is similarly blocked—and that Congress sides with the people and BLOCKS its construction.
>>Sign the petition and, together, we can build on this momentum and make sure that Trump’s arch is never built.<<