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Trump Visits Arlington Cemetery as His Proposed Arch Faces Growing Opposition

An expanding legal fight over the proposed site of President Trump’s 250-foot triumphal arch looms over his visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

A view along Memorial Bridge toward Arlington Cemetery, which would be blocked by Mr. Trump’s planned arch.
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Kennedys Join Suit to Block Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Mar J.F.K. Gravesite

The legal filing argues that the arch would cast a shadow on Kennedy family graves and disrupt the sightline from the eternal flame memorializing the former president.

© Luke Sharrett for The New York Times

Visitors to the eternal flame at President John F. Kennedy’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in 2009. It has a clear sightline across the Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial.
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