{"id":83,"date":"2026-05-27T11:38:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:38:47","slug":"veteran-slams-draft-dodging-trump-over-vanity-project-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Slams Draft-Dodging Trump Over Vanity Project Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A Vietnam War veteran suing to block Donald Trump\u2019s proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., tore into the president over his claims the project would commemorate the nation\u2019s founding and military history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=81\">Snubbed Trump\u2019s Petty Revenge Plot Is Revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jon Gunderson, 81, slammed the planned monument in an interview with MS NOW\u2019s Katy Tur on Tuesday, calling it \u201ca monument to the ego of one man\u201d rather than a tribute to veterans.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump, 79, unveiled plans last year for a 250-foot gilded triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial as part of celebrations marking America\u2019s 250th anniversary. In a Truth Social post last month, the president said his administration had \u201cofficially filed the presentation and plans to the highly respected Commission of Fine Arts for what will be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gunderson is among a group of Vietnam War veterans suing to stop construction of the project. They argue it was never authorized by Congress and that it would obstruct views of Arlington National Cemetery, where more than 400,000 American service members are buried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a monument to veterans. This is a monument to the ego of one man,\u201d Gunderson said during an appearance on <i>Katy Tur Reports. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we know from Arlington National Cemetery, which was built after the Civil War to unify the nation, you had this sweeping view of Washington, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis arch, which is bigger than the Statue of Liberty, bigger than the Lincoln Memorial, bigger than the Arc de Triomphe, would take away that view,\u201d Gunderson added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s disrespectful for veterans. It\u2019s not the way to honor veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veteran also took aim at Trump after Tur noted the president\u2019s insistence that the arch would honor veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=79\">Trump Gives Fired Goon New Gig as Consolation Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s a little ironic that somebody who avoided service with daddy\u2019s rich help talks about honoring veterans,\u201d Gunderson said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump received five military deferments during the 1960s, four for academic reasons and one for bone spurs.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran went on to criticize Trump over a report from The Washington Post that the president plans to cite a nearly century-old  that authorized a similar project to skip approval from the current Congress for his arch. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s administration officials argue Congress pre-approved the 2026 arch when lawmakers signed off on a report by the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission in 1925.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you honor veterans, you do it the right way. Now, I\u2019m not an architect. I\u2019m not a lawyer. I don\u2019t know exactly the right way, but it\u2019s certainly not finding some arcane 1924 law of a disbarred committee and justifying it. It\u2019s got to go through the Congress,\u201d Gunderson added.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed arch is just one of many vanity projects Trump has kick-started since returning to the White House for a second term last year.<\/p>\n<p>He has gilded the Oval Office with rococo mirrors, gold medallions, and eagle figurines, and erected oversized flagpoles on the grounds. The president has also sparked uproar for his costly plans to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, which is expected to be completed in late 2028, coinciding with the end of his term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=77\">CNN\u2019s Data Guru Floored by Trump\u2019s Collapse With GOP Voters<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Vietnam War veteran suing to block Donald Trump\u2019s proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., tore into the president over his claims the project would commemorate the nation\u2019s founding and military history. 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