A model on President Trump’s desk showing a new monument across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial was photographed on Thursday during a meeting in the Oval Office with Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb.
The model arch had been placed on a map showing it and the Lincoln Memorial, with the Potomac separating the pair. A larger model of the arch, featuring a golden winged angel and two white eagles, was next to the map on the desk.
According to the AFP news agency, the model, which resembled the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, was “virtually identical” to a design shared in the ‘Donald Trump for President’ Facebook page in September. The Facebook page suggested the monument could be built to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, which takes place in 2026.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
