President Donald Trump announced on X on September 20 that, at the strong request of the United States Military and for National Security purposes, he has agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, planned since the Civil War Era at the Receptive Circle adjoining the Arlington Memorial Bridge, into a top-grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch. The facility will house, store, and enable rapid use of large numbers of drones, plus snipers on both the roof and plaza areas, and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage. Trump stated that out of the 59 top cities and Capitals, Washington, D.C., is the only one in the world without a Triumphal Arch, but now it will have one—and by far the greatest of them all. He emphasized there will be no facility like this anywhere in the world.
