(FILES) US President Donald Trump stands near models for a proposed "Independence Arch" as he speaks during a dinner with ballroom donors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2025. A massive arch that Donald Trump wants to build on a historic location in Washington will double as a base for drones and snipers, the US president announced on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)