President Donald Trump announced on September 20 that he has agreed to convert the triumphal arch near the Arlington Memorial Bridge, planned since the Civil War era, into a top-grade military complex/triumphal arch.
The decision was made at the strong request of the U.S. military and for national security purposes. The facility will house, store, and enable the rapid use of large numbers of drones, plus snipers on both the roof and plaza areas, and will have large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage.
Trump said that Washington, D.C., is the only one out of 59 top cities and capitals in the world that does not have a triumphal arch, but it will now have the greatest of them all. He emphasized that there will be no facility like this anywhere in the world. The president stated, "At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch... into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas."
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