Sykes Blasts Trump’s 250-Foot Arlington Arch as Monument to His Ego

1 articles · Updated · ms.now · May 25

Charlie Sykes said Trump’s planned 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery is a pure vanity project and "another monument" to the president’s "massive ego."
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office last week he does not need congressional approval for the project, a stance Sykes argued signals resistance inside the GOP caucus.
Sykes said Republicans do not want to defend funding an arch amid $39 trillion in national debt, war and economic anxiety, especially for a project he said has no clear public purpose.
He contrasted that pushback with what he called continued compliance inside the administration, citing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and a newly announced anti-weaponization fund that could send millions to Trump allies.
Taken together, Sykes said, the arch, the ballroom and the fund show Trump treating the federal government as an extension of his personal ambitions.

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