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FakeNoose

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15. The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis was built to commemorate the 150th anniversary
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 11:47 AM
3 hrs ago

... of the founding of the city. Completed in 1967, it took 2 and 1/2 years to build along the banks of the Mississippi River. It doesn't straddle the river though, it towers over the river and city and allows visitors to look eastward into Illinois and westward into Missouri for several miles each way. The Arch stands 630 feet high and 630 feet wide, and there are cable cars that go to the top observation chamber on certain days. The Gateway Arch has come to symbolize Saint Louis as the "Gateway to the West."



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch

If Chump had any sense of history, he'd suggest something like the Gateway Arch as a symbol for our 250th anniversary, but it's too much to expect like that from him.

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Just buy him an inflatable one. He likes inflatable things he can hump. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #1
That is the answer...A gold plated inflatable! maspaha 1 hr ago #22
It gives me shivers... it's quite Nazi-like in its scope and appearance... I hate it. QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #2
Oh, FFS. Trump seems to be making up for a deficit in another department. Vinca 4 hrs ago #3
Well I want him to die. He doesn't deserve any monument unless it a receptance Autumn 4 hrs ago #4
Not a core duty of his office. So he won't win in court when the National Parks Service denies his Nazi project. ancianita 4 hrs ago #5
That spot is already a major Cluster F--k with traffic Historic NY 4 hrs ago #6
"Built to Trump's specifications" This has Stonehenge written all over it underpants 4 hrs ago #7
That had to be one of the funniest scenes! TY electric_blue68 1 hr ago #23
It's the the insanity of Caligula defacto7 4 hrs ago #8
Well put. orangecrush 40 min ago #30
He should instead build an ark, like Noah's, and sail off into the sunset IronLionZion 4 hrs ago #9
Ye Gods. I rarely if ever, wish bad stuff on people, but I'm ready to make an exception. Fla Dem 4 hrs ago #10
Trump's favorite arch is still McDonald's double one. cstanleytech 4 hrs ago #11
This must somehow be stopped. sinkingfeeling 4 hrs ago #12
Stopped graycampervan 1 hr ago #26
It will stop orangecrush 39 min ago #31
He should build a 1,000-ft pyramid for himself and a smaller 500-ft pyramid for the sex worker dalton99a 4 hrs ago #13
It is hard/impossible to believe the asshole would call it simply the Independence Arch. cyndensco 4 hrs ago #14
The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis was built to commemorate the 150th anniversary FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #15
I love the Gateway Arch. My dad got to go up in it b4 it was officially opened because... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #24
For anyone who has been to Paris, Trump's arch looks familiar. Lonestarblue 3 hrs ago #16
Thst was one of the things I didn't get to see when I visited. I did see most of what I wanted to, luckily! electric_blue68 1 hr ago #25
Hitler planned to rebuild Berlin with gargantuan structures to commemorate his rule. flashman13 3 hrs ago #17
T...does not have an original thought! Nt Hope22 58 min ago #28
Including a Triumphal Arch he sketched himself as long ago as 1925 muriel_volestrangler 35 sec ago #33
Stop blowing OUR money! Bayard 2 hrs ago #18
Let them eat a chicken nugget, a piece of broccoli some other fuckin' thing. twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #19
It will have a drive-up window and serve Senile Meals with lots of ketchup. twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #20
As long as he's hanging from it by his neck duckworth969 2 hrs ago #21
What goes up, must come down!! Hope22 59 min ago #27
Of course he would. nt Euphoria 49 min ago #29
Does that sound like he has any intentions of leaving office? nt doc03 13 min ago #32
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