WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (L) speaks about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: (L-R) Commission of Fine Arts commissioners Chamberlain Harris, Vice Chairman James C. McCrery II, Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Pamela Hughes Patenaude, and Matthew Taylor listen as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks at a public hearing on President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Models of a proposed arch, Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol Building, and the Lincoln Memorial are displayed on a table as (L-R) Commission of Fine Arts commissioners, Vice Chairman James C. McCrery II, Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr., and Pamela Hughes Patenaude, listen to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks at a public hearing on President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (R) speaks about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (L) shakes hands with Nicolas Charbonneau (R) with architectural firm Harrison Designs as he takes the podium to present during a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts to discuss President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (R) speaks about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (C) departs after speaking about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Commission of Fine Arts holds a meeting to discuss the proposed 250-foot arch informally dubbed the "Arc de Trump" that would sit in a roundabout near Memorial Bridge on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Potomac River between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)