Duckworth calls on Pentagon, FAA to reject Trump’s DC arch plans

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Schumer slams Pentagon over Iran war cost, report of refusal to disclose service members' deaths

Schumer slams Pentagon over Iran war cost, report of refusal to disclose service members' deaths

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Friday demanded the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) keep Washington’s airspace safe by rejecting President Trump’s plans to convert his intended triumphal arch into a military site from which drones may be launched.

In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, Duckworth pressed for both federal agencies to “reject this foolhardy plan and instead focus on increasing the safety of the airspace.”

Trump over the weekend announced on Truth Social the 250-foot arch he plans to build between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial will “house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas,” as well as store “large quantities” of ammunition.

The declaration came as a surprise for Washington, as up until then, the Trump administration had framed the structure as intended to honor the United States’s 250th anniversary and stand as a tourist........

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