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- The New York Times sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s Washington makeover ideas, including gold-painted statues and a 250-foot “Arc de Trump.”
- Former Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger called the “Arc de Trump” a gaudy travesty and labeled the gold-painted statues a tacky fiasco.
- The National Park Service warned the arch would damage 37 historic sites in Washington.
