Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch” ^45.3%

washingtonmonthly.com - By James D. Zirin - 7/10/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 43.8% - Biased Writer Voice 23.1% - Appeal to Emotion 19.9%

Speaking at Yale in 1962, John F. Kennedy said, “For the greatest enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” President Donald Trump is the master of the myth. Trump wants to build a towering “ Triumphal Arch ” at Memorial Circle in Washington... more