Stars and Swipes: King Trump's Big Birthday Bash Has Hit the Rocks

Trump’s proposed DC arch has an observation deck - but an issue over how to reach it

The proposed 250-foot structure has been a source of controversy for months

See all of Trump’s projects as White House construction continues

Between a 250-foot arch and a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, Trump has big reno plans for the White House and DC. Here's a look.

Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks

Marion McKeone on how Trump’s Freedom 250 party is turning from a patriotic spectacle into a monument to ego, no-shows and the White House grift.

Trump’s Arch Is Atrocious

Sebastian Smee: “If President Trump’s ambition is realized, a triumphal arch will thrust its way into this murmuring conversation like a boastful bore crashing into a huddle of friends swapping stories about a loved one at a wake.” “Heavy-handed and overbearing, it would pervert the significance of this uniquely meaningful place, forcing visitors to see these two sites through a crass and generalized assertion of victory and triumph.”

See inside Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch

The observation deck would raise pedestrians “above the traffic” and provide new views of Washington, according to the project’s architect.