From Politico: President Donald Trump said in an interview Wednesday that construction of his long-teased Triumphal Arch is expected to begin “sometime in the next two months.”
That would put the start date ahead of July 4, 2026 — as the White House ramps up preparations for the nation’s 250th anniversary next year.
“It hasn’t started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It’ll be great. Everyone loves it,” Trump told POLITICO when reached by phone from Mar-a-Lago. “They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch.”
The proposed structure — modeled loosely on European victory monuments — is one of several high-profile projects Trump has personally championed as part of the semiquincentennial celebrations, a sprawling effort expected to include national and local events across the country.
The president unveiled a model of the proposed arch at a White House event in October.
It will reportedly be built across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the other end of a bridge leading to Arlington National Ceremony.
The project is being headed up by Architect Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, a partner at Harrison Design. He posted a watercolor sketch of the arc on X in September.
A proposal for a triumphal arch in DC for #America250, in the traffic circle in front of Arlington National Cemetery. America needs a triumphal arch! pic.twitter.com/JjwSZsOE9z
— Nicolas Leo Charbonneau (@nic_charbonneau) September 4, 2025
A proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, DC, has been presented at the White House for the America 250 celebrations.
What do you think about it? pic.twitter.com/EXFwti9TG0
— DaVinci (@BiancoDavinci) October 10, 2025
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Trump says construction of the ‘Triumphal Arch’ to begin in ‘2 months’ https://t.co/jt8yOKxAuY
— POLITICO (@politico) December 31, 2025
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