Trump says proposed Washington arch to become sniper, drone facility
President Trump said Sunday morning his proposed " triumphal arch " in Washington will become a dual-use facility housing snipers, drones and ammunition storage. Why it matters: The president is now framing construction of the arch as a national security issue — much like he did with the East Wing ballroom /military complex at the White House. What they're saying: "At the strong request of the…
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday morning that his proposed triumphal arch in Washington would be repurposed as a dual-use facility. This facility would house snipers, drones, and ammunition storage. The significance of this development lies in the president's framing of the arch construction as a national security issue, similar to his approach with the East Wing ballroom/military complex at the White House.
According to Trump, he agreed to convert the arch, which has been planned since the Civil War era, into a top-grade military complex at the Receptive Circle adjoining the Arlington Memorial Bridge. This conversion would enable rapid deployment of a large number of drones, snipers, and storage of substantial quantities of sniper ammunition on both the roof and plaza areas.
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- Trump says his planned arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers winnipegfreepress.com
- Trump arch to serve as 'military complex' housing drones and snipers abc.net.au
- Trump says his planned arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers toronto.citynews.ca
- Trump says proposed arch will also be a "top grade Military Complex" cbsnews.com
- Trump converts proposed Washington triumphal arch into military drone facility jpost.com
- Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons theguardian.com
- Trump’s arch would be a ‘military complex’ hosting drones, snipers scmp.com
- Trump adds drones, snipers and ammunition to plans for Washington triumphal arch timesofindia.indiatimes.com
