Can Trump’s Arch Be So Tall? A Panel May Redefine a Law to Get to Yes.

Scritto il 09/07/2026
da Luke Broadwater, Emily Badger and Junho Lee

The proposed 250-foot arch would violate a height limit on Washington structures under the traditional reading of the law. But the panel, now led by the president’s allies, has other ideas.President Trump with a model of the Triumphal Arch last year. The National Capital Planning Commission is set to vote on approval of preliminary site and building plans for the arch on Thursday.