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Trump Goons Scramble to Find Fix for Colossal Vanity Project

The Daily Beast

June 19, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

Trump Goons Scramble to Find Fix for Colossal Vanity Project

The Washington Post via Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s Interior Department is scrambling to come up with a reason why his proposed “triumphal arch” shouldn’t have to respect a federal law limiting the height of most buildings in Washington, D.C.Critics of the president’s 250-foot-tall vanity project have argued that it runs afoul of the Height of Buildings Act of 1910 (HBA), which limits most building heights in Washington, D.C., to the width of their street plus 20 feet, with a maximum height of 130 feet. The law was designed to address fire safety and preserve the city’s low-slung neoclassical character. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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