Judge asks if Trump’s desire to rush triumphal arch in DC is to ‘bedazzle the city’

A federal judge questioned the urgency of the Trump administration's plan to begin construction on a 250-foot triumphal arch next week, asking if the president's primary motivation was to "bedazzle the city." The administration has cited tourist attraction and military storage needs for the arch, a justification the judge found inconsistent with prior legal arguments and raised security concerns regarding its placement and tourist traffic.