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US President Donald Trump says the massive arch he wants to build in Washington would become a “top-grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.Posting on social media, Trump said he had agreed, at the “strong request” of the military, to convert the planned 76-metre-high memorial arch “into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage.”Trump with a model of the arch in October 2025.APThe arch is proposed for a circle adjacent to the Memorial Bridge, which is a heavy traffic area as one of a handful of connecting bridges between the nation’s capital and northern Virginia. Groundbreaking for the project was due to take place at the start of this month, but it has not yet received final planning approval.The Pentagon said it had no information beyond the president’s statement.The arch is one of several projects Trump is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on the US capital. Among the others are the White House ballroom, renaming and renovating the Kennedy Centre, and refurbishing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.AP