Trump Brags About His ‘Triumphal Arch’ While Millions Brace For A Massive Storm

Donald Trump on Friday posted an image of the “Independence Arch” that he wants to build in Washington to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.

Trump told Politico in an interview that construction will begin on the arch “sometime in the next two months.”

“It hasn’t started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It’ll be great. Everyone loves it,” Trump told Politico this week. “They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch.”

Trump posts renderings of an arch he wants to build in DC. He is laser-focused on things that matter to the American people. pic.twitter.com/bN0tw7Ru3w

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) January 23, 2026

According to Politico, “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 “Arc de Trump” could cost $100 million and be bigger than the Lincoln Memorial, People reported in November.

Per Axios, one confident said the arch is “what he’s talking about.”

“There’s a small arch. A middle arch. A large arch. And he likes the large one, of course, as long as it’s big and gold and white,” the confident told Axios. The arch will be paid for with funds that Trump has raised.

Trump posted renderings of the arch to Truth Social:

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As noted by Alternet, this posting about the arch is taking place as Americans plan for what could be a catastrophic storm this weekend.

“Trump promotes his triumphal arch as millions face massive storm,” the story says.

The U.S. is known for innovation. Trump is a copycat, with a “we should have one too” mentality. That is what he is proposing. See France’s Arc de Triomphe on the left and Trump’s proposed Independence Arch on the right. It’s embarrassing to be a copycat. pic.twitter.com/o4xqQIooEd

— Scarlett & Carter’s BaPa (@KASDad) January 23, 2026

“About 1,300 flights have already been canceled ahead of the storm that is expected to hit 40 states across the nation,” Alternet said. “Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Friday morning took the opportunity to mock what he called “Environmental Insurrectionists,” as he asked, ‘whatever happened to global warming???'”

Photo courtesy of a Truth Social screenshot.