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Leavitt says Interior will submit plans to begin construction of 250ft Trump arch

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by Mallory Wilson - 04/15/26 2:48 PM ET

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that plans for President Trump’s Triumphal Arch will be submitted Thursday.

Leavitt, during a press briefing, told reporters the Trump administration and the Interior Department will be submitting the plans for the arch will stand 250-feet high to honor the U.S.’s 250th birthday later this year.

She added that it will be an “architectural masterpiece to celebrate our history.”

The arch is set to stand in Memorial Circle on Columbia Island, which the press secretary said is a man-made island in the Potomac River that is managed by the National Park Service. It’s across from the Lincoln Memorial.

“The United States triumphal arch will be outfitted with beautiful artwork and depictions celebrating the success of the American people over our 250-year history and the enduring triumph of the American spirit,” Leavitt said.

“Great nations build beautiful structures that cultivate national pride and love of country, and this triumphal arch should be a project that all Americans, all political persuasions, can support,” she added.

Leavitt also noted that more announcements will be coming about the planned 250th celebration in July in the coming months.

Trump said in January that the arch’s construction would start “sometime in the next two months,” but construction has not yet begun.

He detailed plans for the arch in October, telling White House ballroom donors at a dinner that he was deciding between sizes.

The monument is reminiscent of France’s Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and a rendering held up by Leavitt at the briefing showed a large white arch with a golden winged angel atop it along with golden eagles. There are also golden lions at the base and other gold appliques.

It’s just one of the projects Trump has undertaken throughout Washington, along with the new White House ballroom and renovations at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, among others.

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