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Donald Trump, arch photo illustration
EVEN TACKIER

Trump Reveals Bonkers Militarized Vision for His Arch

The proposed “Arch de Trump” just got even wilder.

Annabella Rosciglione

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance salute in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 25, 2026.
WHITEWASHING

Trump Rewrites History With Change on Confederate Statue

According to the administration, the pro-slavery monument represented a “renewed sense of national unity.”

Janna Brancolini

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he attends the Faith & Freedom Coalition's 2026 Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2026.
EDIFICE COMPLEX

Manic Trump, 80, Takes Unpopular Obsession to New Extreme

The president talked about his D.C. vanity projects almost every day in June.

Will Neal

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump holds models of an arch as he delivers remarks during a ballroom fundraising dinner in the East Room of the White House on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump hosted organizations and individuals for a fundraising dinner for the new $250 million ballroom addition currently under construction at the White House. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
ARCH ENEMIES

Carnage at ‘Heckled’ Hearing on Trump’s Tacky Vanity Project

The president claims the commission voted to approve his “triumphal arch.” It did not.

Will Neal

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
BACK TO ME

Draft Dodger Trump Tries to Make Memorial Day All About Him

The president veered off script to reflect on himself.

Farrah Tomazin

Donald Trump bunny illustration
OFF THE RAILS

Sleepless Trump Launches Fresh Tirade After Mad Easter Post

The president’s profane Easter message was only the beginning.

Will Neal

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 29: President Donald Trump kisses the flag of the United States of America at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center February 29, 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland. Conservatives gather at the annual event to discuss their agenda.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
VANITY VERSUS VALOR

Trump Accused of Insulting Fallen Heroes With Tacky Monument

The president’s planned monument to himself is under fire by veterans.

Will Neal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the “Reconciliation Monument,” a Confederate memorial criticized for depicting a sanitized view of slavery, will be returned to Arlington National Cemetery.
REWRITING HISTORY

Hegseth Puts Up Confederate Statue That Whitewashes Slavery

Arlington National Cemetery says the monument includes “highly sanitized depictions” of enslavement.

Janna Brancolini

Trump, Kennedy Center composite image
Opinion
PAST IS PROLOGUE

Trump Madly Produces and Directs Whitewashing of History

The self-appointed chairman of the Kennedy Center is erasing cultural icons and hallmarks of the left, but Elvis, Pavarotti and Babe Ruth are part of the show.

Eleanor Clift

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 23: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Old Guard," place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.
HISTORIC SCRUB

Arlington Cemetery Erases Civil War in Hegseth DEI Purge

Scrubbed content also includes information about Black, Hispanic, and female veterans.

Nandika Chatterjee

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) attends a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City
‘INAPPROPRIATE’

Trump Flamed for Winking at Photographers During 9/11 Event

The GOP presidential nominee was also seen looking around as others, including JD Vance and Michael Bloomberg, bowed their heads to remember those who died on September 11.

Lily Mae Lazarus

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