Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Donald Trump after he announced plans to incorporate a military complex into a planned triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., featuring drones, snipers and ammunition storage.
Trump Announces DC Military Complex
On Sunday, Greene criticized the President in a post on X while sharing his Truth Social announcement about the project.
Trump said he agreed to convert the planned triumphal arch near the Arlington Memorial Bridge into a “top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch” at the “strong request” of the U.S. military and for “National Security purposes.”
He said the facility would have the “rapid ability to use large numbers of drones” and would house “Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas.”
He also said it would “hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage.”
Trump said there would be “no facility like this anywhere in the World” and argued that Washington, D.C., was the only one among “the 59 top cities and Capitals” without a triumphal arch.
Greene Accuses Trump of Turning to War
Greene criticized the announcement, writing: “When a power hungry ego obsessed President knows he’s a lame duck and will soon lose power, he turns to war.”
She added, “On the world and the people. My God help us, what is this lunatic planning.”
Greene further said, “I did not support this and America did NOT vote for this.”
Trump’s DC Arch Proposal Advanced
In July, Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch advanced after the National Capital Planning Commission approved preliminary plans despite public opposition.
The commission left unresolved whether the project would comply with federal height restrictions and requested further work on traffic, pedestrian access, parking and other impacts.
Trump’s White House Military Complex
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had allowed construction of Trump’s $400 million White House Ballroom/Military Complex to proceed.
The President called it “one of the Greatest ever constructed in Washington, D.C.” and said it was fully funded privately and would not cost taxpayers.
Last month, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift a construction block, arguing the project was needed for national security. Solicitor General D. John Sauer called it an “integrated military complex.”
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