Published Oct 29, 2026, 4:22 PM ET · Updated 15 days ago · 1 source

Hegseth, Mullin call Trump’s arch a ‘generational defense opportunity’

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Hegseth, Mullin call Trump’s arch a ‘generational defense opportunity’

President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch would be a “generational defense opportunity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin have argued in court declarations. Critics have dismissed Trump’s attempts to link the arch to national security needs as a smokescreen to push through a divisive construction project. In filings submitted to a federal…