Trump Goons Defile National Mall With Tacky Plywood Horror [View all]

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Source: daily beast


MONUMENT TO ME
Indignity upon indignity is being inflicted on one of our most historic spaces.

Farrah Tomazin Jun. 24 2026 5:09PM EDT



President Donald Trump’s dream of building a massive triumphal arch hasn’t become reality yet—so he settled for a tacky plywood version in Washington’s iconic National Mall.

The towering replica now sits opposite a giant Ferris wheel as a centerpiece of the Great American State Fair, a sprawling patriotic festival the president will kickstart with a rally on Wednesday night.



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Trump’s dream of building a massive triumphal arch hasn’t become reality yet—so he settled for a tacky plywood version in Washington’s iconic National Mall.

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T21:40:01.749Z

The plywood arch replica sits on the National Mall ahead of the Great American State Fair.