{"id":18146,"date":"2026-11-11T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=18146"},"modified":"2026-11-11T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:44:03","slug":"kennedy-family-members-join-legal-fight-over-trumps-arch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=18146","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy family members join legal fight over Trump\u2019s arch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/183.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/183.png 586w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/183-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kennedy family has jumped into a legal battle against President Trump\u2019s proposed arch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Monday court filing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, members of the Kennedy family requested that the court bar the Trump administration \u201cfrom taking any steps to approve, authorize, or construct the Arch absent congressional authorization, designation by Congress of a sponsor, and compliance with all statutory requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Donald J. Trump is attempting to unlawfully erect a massive arch that will permanently cast shadows over and damage historically significant sightlines to the existing gravesites and memorials established in the Kennedy family\u2019s honor at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as to the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes,\u201d the filing reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Thursday, a federal judge ordered a pause on the construction of Trump\u2019s triumphal arch for two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan\u2019s temporary restraining order followed shortly after the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) voted in favor of the administration\u2019s plans to erect the arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The motion passed with an 8-4 vote following over 100 public remarks, the majority against the arch, in a meeting that lasted nine hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s planned arch would be similar to arches in other cities, like Paris\u2019s Arc de Triomphe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington, D.C. and Virginia sued the National Parks Service and Interior Department late last month to stop Trump\u2019s arch. The District and the Old Dominion referred to the arch as \u201cflagrantly unlawful\u201d due to the president not seeking congressional approval for the project\u2019s construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn their rush to break ground on the Arch, Defendants have made only half-hearted gestures at complying with these requirements,\u201d the Virginia and D.C. lawsuit reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When reached for comment, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in an emailed statement that \u201can activist district court has temporarily blocked the construction of the long-awaited Arch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is unfortunate to see that some members of the Kennedy family have joined the litigation against the Arch as the project is intended to honor our heroes who rest in Arlington Cemetery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kennedy family has jumped into a legal battle against President Trump\u2019s proposed arch. 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