As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trump's District of Columbia projects
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In his first public appearance after an election that soundly repudiated his policies, President Donald Trump turned to a topic both familiar and, given the co…
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first public appearance after an election that soundly repudiated his policies, President Donald Trump turned to a topic both familiar and, given the context, surprising: not his policies or politics, but his efforts to remake pieces of the city that is the backdrop to his presidency.
Despite Trump’s affinity for project management, though, with Democrats taking control of Congress, the work the administration is doing to change the physical face of the District of Columbia is sure to face far more roadblocks than it did for the first two years of his second term.
From the renaming of and renovation plans for the Kennedy Center to remaking a public golf course and erecting an arch 100 feet (30.48 meters) taller than the Statue of Liberty without its pedestal, the president has been deeply involved in how D.C. looks. Democrats have voiced opposition but, in terms of power, have been in the wilderness.
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