> This is something the Soviets would have done. <
It’s something that empires in general do.
Don’t get me wrong. Monuments are important. The Lincoln Memorial and the Iwo Jima Memorial are two good examples of that. But I just can’t see this “triumphal arch” fitting into that category.
It’s another Trump vanity project. Absolutely nobody in America was asking for a Triumphal Arch on January 20, 2025. There’s only one person asking for it now. And nobody wants it to be used for military use. We are entering the Madness of King George phase right now.