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Trump Moved to Bypass Bidding on Triumphal Arch Work
Trump Moved to Bypass Bidding on Triumphal Arch Work
May 14, 2026 at 9:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 106 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/14/trump-moved-to-bypass-bidding-on-triumphal-arch-work/
“The Trump administration planned to start work at the site of the president’s proposed Triumphal Arch by piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for engineering services at the White House grounds more than a mile away,” the Washington Post reports.
“The move would allow the administration to bypass a potentially lengthy public bidding process, and experts said it was unusual because the arch site is on National Park Service land across the Potomac River and is not part of the White House complex.”