美国人绝大多数痛恨唐纳德·特朗普总统提议建造的高达250英尺（约76米）的“凯旋门”。超过10万人向内政部提交了书面意见，大多反对将其设在阿灵顿国家公墓入口附近。这个拥有“永恒之火”、顶端矗立着金色翼人雕像、如今甚至可能因其所谓的“国家安全”重要性而配备狙击手和弹药库的拱门，已被拿来与纳粹纪念碑相提并论。
Americans overwhelmingly despise President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot high “triumphal arch.”More than 100,000 people submitted written comments to the Interior Department, most opposing its placement near the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. With its “eternal flame,” the golden winged figure on top, and now possibly snipers and a munitions dump for its alleged “national security” importance, the arch has even been compared to Nazi monuments .
但这无关紧要。特朗普曾威胁，一旦现已与其保持一致的国家首都规划委员会举行最终投票批准该项目，他将立即开工建设，而该委员会已于周四深夜完成投票。他亲自挑选的多数派委员表示应当动工，而在裁决做出几乎同时，美国联邦地区法院法官塔尼娅·S·楚特坎下令叫停施工。
No matter. Trump had threatened to begin construction on the arch as soon as the now Trump-aligned National Capital Planning Commission held its final vote approving it, which it did late Thursday night. His hand-picked majority said the digging should start, and almost immediately after the decision, US District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said the digging should stop.
此前，在得知特朗普倾向于在法院采取行动前就开工建设后，她曾指示政府在投票后30分钟内通知她任何施工活动。她的这一裁决针对的是退伍军人提起的诉讼，这些退伍军人对这座纪念碑的庞大体量及其对附近阿灵顿国家公墓的影响感到震惊，裁决对该项目实施了为期14天的暂停令。
She had previously instructed the administration to notify her within 30 minutes of any construction activity after the vote, having learned from Trump’s previous moves that he was inclined to start construction before the courts could act. Her ruling, in a lawsuit filed by veterans horrified by the monstrous size of the monument and its impact on nearby Arlington National Cemetery, put a 14-day moratorium on the project.
周五上午，白宫似乎并不特别担心这一延误。白宫发言人戴维·英格尔在给《Mother Jones》杂志的电子邮件中称该法院为“激进地区法院”，并表示：“我们确信随着诉讼推进将完全胜诉，并期待看到这座宏伟拱门的竣工——这是对美国伟大250周年的致敬。”
On Friday morning, the White House did not seem particularly concerned about the delay by what White House spokesman Davis Ingle called the “activist district court.”In an email to Mother Jones , he said, “We are confident we will be fully vindicated as this litigation proceeds and look forward to seeing the completion of this magnificent Arch—a tribute to 250 years of American greatness.”
即使特朗普最终在法庭上获胜，本周二在众参两院以大幅优势赢得控制权的民主党人也打算确保，在纪念环建成的唯一拱门，就是抗议者周四搭建的那个假拱门。特朗普拱门决策的关键日。大量抗议者聚集：pic.twitter.com/LuCJMEPoBT—— 斯蒂芬妮·门西默（@smencimer）2026年11月5日在那场抗议中，我与弗吉尼亚州民主党众议员唐·贝耶（Don Beyer）交谈，他的选区包括阿灵顿公墓。
Even if Trump eventually does prevail in court, Democrats who won control of both the House and Senate Tuesday by large margins intend to ensure that the only arch constructed in Memorial Circle is the fake one put up by protesters Thursday. Big day for a decision on the Arc de Trump. Lots of protesters out: pic.twitter.com/LuCJMEPoBT — Stephanie Mencimer (@smencimer) November 5, 2026 At that protest, I spoke with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), whose district includes Arlington Cemetery.
虽然我很想问他是否会买一辆新沃尔沃——这位议员是北弗吉尼亚著名的汽车经销商——但我还是问他新一届国会是否能够阻止这座不受欢迎的特朗普纪念拱门。贝耶向我保证：“国会必须先批准，拱门才能建造。”
While I was tempted to ask him about buying a new Volvo—the congressman is a well-known Northern Virginia car dealer—I asked him if the new Congress would be able stop to the unpopular Trump monument. “Congress has to give permission before it can be built,” Beyer assured me.
当然，缺乏批准并未阻止特朗普此前推进其他项目，例如在东波托马克公园砍伐树木以修建他计划中的高尔夫球场，或拆除东翼以建造舞厅。
Of course, lack of approval hasn’t stopped Trump from moving forward with other projects before, such as mowing down trees at East Potomac Park for his planned golf course, or tearing down the East Wing to build a ballroom.
特朗普试图通过国家首都规划委员会（NCPC）的投票为拱门计划披上官方批准的光环。但在他将委员会成员堆满亲信后，尽管至少有130人报名作证（大多反对该项目），周四投票的结果从未令人怀疑。
Trump has tried to give the arch plan the patina of official approval through the NCPC vote. But after he stacked the commission with his allies, the outcome of its Thursday vote was never in doubt, despite the fact that at least 130 people had signed up to testify, mostly against the project.
NCPC主席马克·帕奥莱塔明确表示他们的作证纯属表演。他在《联邦党人》十月专栏中写道：“作为国家首都规划委员会主席，我赞赏特朗普总统在纪念广场建造宏伟拱门的历史性努力，并将投票批准该项目。”NCPC以8票对4票通过了该决定。
The NCPC Chairman Mark Paoletta made it clear their testimony was purely performative. “As chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission,” he wrote in an October op-ed in The Federalist , “I applaud President Trump’s historic efforts to build a monumental arch at Memorial Circle, and will vote to approve this project.”The NCPC did so with a vote of 8 to 4.
正因如此，贝耶说，他一直担心“在新国会宣誓就职前，1月份之前会有多少施工”。贝耶认为国会最终可以阻止拱门，但他说：“我们在短期内指望法官的裁决。”
That’s why, Beyer said, he had been concerned about “how much construction will happen before January” before the new Congress is sworn in. While he believes Congress can eventually stop the arch, Beyer says, “We’re counting on the judge in the short run.”
“即使他私下筹集资金，我们也可以在预算中加入明确条款，禁止在这块联邦土地上建造拱门。”
“Even if he raises the money privately, we can put specific language in the budget that prohibits the construction of the arch on this federal land.”Once Democrats regain control of Congress, he says they have legislation sure to pass both houses that he knows Trump “won’t sign.”
他说，一旦民主党重新控制国会，他们已有立法必将在两院通过，而他清楚特朗普“不会签署”。但他表示，国会能够并将会利用其预算权力来制衡特朗普的权力。特朗普似乎预判到了这一举动。周五上午，白宫在其社交媒体渠道推广了一个新网站，展示其为凯旋门制定的宏大计划。
But he says Congress can and will use its budget authority to check Trump’s power. Trump seems to be anticipating this move. On Friday morning, the White House promoted a new website on its social media channels showing its grand plans for the arch. A Monument to the American Spirit. The Military Triumphal Arch will honor the heroes who gave everything for our nation – a monumental tribute to America’s first 250 years & a symbol of the next 250. A legacy of freedom.
美国精神的丰碑。
A future without limits.
军事凯旋门将向为国家献出一切的英雄致敬——这是对美国建国首250年的宏伟礼赞，也是未来250年的象征。
https://t.co/vkquwA5qGp pic.twitter.com/ucUPdw3YLL — The White House (@WhiteHouse)
自由的传承。无限的未来。 pic.twitter.com/ucUPdw3YLL— 白宫 (@WhiteHouse) 2026年11月6日该网站显示，它是美国凯旋门基金会的产物，该基金会主席是兰迪·埃文斯，一位佐治亚州共和党人，曾在特朗普首个任期内担任驻卢森堡大使。白宫未回应关于该基金会的后续提问。但这一安排表明，特朗普计划寻求私人融资以绕过国会并完成凯旋门建设，正如他为另一宠项目——白宫舞厅——所做的那样。
November 6, 2026 The website indicates that it’s the product of the United States Triumphal Arch Foundation, whose chairman is Randy Evans, a Georgia Republican who served as ambassador to Luxembourg in Trump’s first term. The White House did not respond to follow up questions about the foundation. But the setup suggests Trump plans to seek private financing to circumvent Congress and complete the arch, just as he has done for his other pet project, the White House ballroom.
拜尔表示，国会不会允许这种情况发生。“即使他私下筹集资金，”拜尔说，“我们可以在预算中加入具体条款，禁止在这块联邦土地上建设凯旋门。”
Beyer says Congress is not going to let that happen. “Even if he raises the money privately,” Beyer said, “we can put specific language in the budget that prohibits the construction of the arch on this federal land.”
周二历史性的“蓝色浪潮”选举也为民主党提供了新的途径，以对这位“首席建设者”施加制约。明年1月，众议员贾里德·哈夫曼（民主党-加利福尼亚州）将出任众议院自然资源委员会主席，该委员会监管内政部——目前推动凯旋门项目的机构。他在周四的国家首都规划委员会会议上作证，并非常明确地表示了新一届民主党控制的国会计划采取的方向。“我们是一个法治国家，”哈夫曼说，“而非国王或袋鼠法庭的国家。”
Tuesday’s historic blue wave election has also given Democrats new avenues for putting constraints on the Builder-in-Chief. In January, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) will become the chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees the Interior Department, the agency currently pushing the arch. He testified at the NCPC meeting on Thursday and was very clear about the direction the new Democratic Congress planned to go. “We are a nation of laws,” Huffman said, “not kings or kangaroo commissions.”
他向可能正考虑执行特朗普命令、开始施工的承包商和政府雇员发出了严厉警告。尽管尚未获批，承包商已经开始在现场做标记。“这座拱门是非法的，”哈夫曼说道，列举了它违反的联邦法规清单。由于国会并未授权其建设，他暗示任何推进该项目的人“将使自己面临法律风险……因为如果你还没听说，我们很快将迎来一个非常重视法治的新国会。”布拉沃：“我们是一个法治国家，而非君主或袋鼠法庭的国家。”
He issued a stern warning to contractors and government employees who might be considering executing Trump’s orders to start construction. Contractors have already started to mark up the site, even though it hasn’t been approved yet. “This arch is illegal,” Huffman said, ticking off the list of federal statutes it violates. And because Congress has not authorized its construction, he suggested that anyone advancing it “will put themselves at legal risk…Because in case you hadn’t heard, we’ll soon have a new Congress that takes the rule of law very seriously.”BRAVO : “We’re a nation of laws, not kings or kangaroo commissions.”
众议员贾里德·哈夫曼在关于特朗普拱门的听证会上当面对该委员会说了这番话。
Rep. Jared Huffman said that to the commission’s face at the hearing on Trump’s arch.
观看0分36秒处，他提醒他们曾向谁宣誓效忠，随后要求他们拒绝这该死的东西。pic.twitter.com/WZbByxJSg5— Donk Media (@donkoclock) 2026年11月5日
Watch at 0:36 when he reminds them who they pledged allegiance to, then tells them to reject the damn thing. pic.twitter.com/WZbByxJSg5 — Donk Media (@donkoclock) November 5, 2026