His interpretation of beautification falls short of normal standards. Whenever he has the chance, he redecorates things with gaudy gold gilding. The bronze horses near the Lincoln Memorial have been covered in a heavy 23.75-karat gold leaf that cost taxpayers $5 million.
I wonder how American taxpayers feel about that? It's just one of Trump's multiple attempts to beautify DC for the country's 250th anniversary that is fleecing America. Funds to make the changes come from the National Park Service which has had to divert projects in national parks throughout the country to meet his demands.
Recently Trump has engaged in multiple high-profile, highly secured tours of the monuments and fountains causing rolling road closures and restricted public access. Needless to say, his tours are causing grief for local commuters and tourists.
Following his tours Trump goes on rants about his pet projects like the triumphal arch he wants to erect for Columbia Island at Memorial Circle, a traffic roundabout between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Memorial Bridge.
On Sunday Trump posted a 594-word diatribe praising himself for all the good work he's doing around town. Without any authorization he had plans drawn up for his Arc de Triomphe (already being called Arc de Trump) with an intensive construction schedule that involves crews working 20 hours a day (across two 10-hour shifts) year-round to complete the arch within two to three years.
That's years of pain-in-the ass commutes for local residents who never asked for such a stupid monument. The fact that their taxes are footing the bill is both galling and appalling.
As it Stands, at this point there's no doubt that Trump is living in another universe where nothing is normal.
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