Court obstacle to Trump's construction in Washington

A federal judge in the USA stopped the construction of the arch in the capital Washington, planned by President Donald Trump, for 14 days.

According to CNN, the National Capital Planning Commission approved the construction of the approximately 77-meter-high arch that Trump wanted.

However, less than an hour after the approval, Washington DC District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered a 14-day ban on "initiating, performing, or otherwise effecting" any construction-related activity near the area where the arch is planned to be built.

Chutkan cited potential economic impacts and traffic disruptions as reasons for his decision.

Trump's planned arch is expected to be located near the Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River.

According to the US press, Trump wants a structure to be built that will be approximately 77 meters high and larger than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the capital of France.

It is stated that such a monument could overshadow the Lincoln Memorial and the White House.

Trump had previously made similar historical references while defending the ballroom, which he started to build by demolishing the East Wing of the White House and whose cost was announced as 400 million dollars, and experts noted that these claims were not supported by documents.

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