(FILES) US President Donald Trump holds up a model for a proposed "Independence Arch" as he speaks during a dinner with ballroom donors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025. Construction is set to begin in Washington this month on an enormous arch proposed by Trump, a US official announced on September 3, 2026, signaling rapid advancement on a project that has raised hackles across the capital. The planned structure, a 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal white arch with large golden statues of an angel and eagles at the top, is part of Trump's drive to put his personal stamp on the capital. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)