Senior GOP Appropriator Opposes Funding Trump's Arch

Senior GOP Appropriator Won’t Fund Trump’s Arch

“Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Committee Republican, questioned whether federal funds should be spent on construction of President Donald Trump’s triumphal arch, which the president claimed over the weekend could be used for military purposes,” Politico reports. Said Simpson: “There’s a lot of things that we need the military funding for — in […]

Senior GOP appropriator opposes funding Trump's arch

Senior GOP appropriator Mike Simpson opposes using Pentagon funds for Trump's planned arch as the White House presses ahead.

Retired major general questions Trump's plan for a militarized monumental arch

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired Major General Randy Manner about President Trump's militarization plans for a monumental arch.