From Dulles airport to the proposed 'Arc de Trump': See how Trump has changed Washington, DC, during his second term.
President Donald Trump is reshaping Washington, DC, from the White House to federal buildings.A proposed 250-foot triumphal arch celebrating America's anniversary would be the world's largest.The administration announced a proposed renovation to the city's Dulles airport on Wednesday.A new ballroom, a 250-foot arch, a memorial garden, and now, a proposed $22.5 billion renovation at Washington Dulles International Airport: During his second term, President Donald Trump is leaving an increasingly visible mark on Washington, DC, from department name changes to 30-foot-tall banners of his portrait.To commemorate his 80th birthday and America's 250th anniversary earlier this month, the president built a ginormous, eight-sided fighting cage on the White House South Lawn in collaboration with the UFC, which hosted a primetime event outside the executive mansion.The Trump administration also announced that its renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was completed in June. The $16 million project included sealing and painting the bottom of the pool "American flag blue." The pool was drained again later in July and is now undergoing repairs.They're the latest on Trump's long list of changes to America's capital.
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President Donald Trump is reshaping Washington, DC, from the White House to federal buildings.A proposed 250-foot triumphal arch celebrating America's anniversary would be the world's largest.The administration announced a proposed renovation to the city's Dulles airport on Wednesday.A new ballroom, a 250-foot arch, a memorial garden, and now, a proposed $22.5 billion renovation at Washington Dulles International Airport: During his second term, President Donald Trump is leaving an increasingly visible mark on Washington, DC, from department name changes to 30-foot-tall banners of his portrait.To commemorate his 80th birthday and America's 250th anniversary earlier this month, the president built a ginormous, eight-sided fighting cage on the White House South Lawn in collaboration with the UFC, which hosted a primetime event outside the executive mansion.The Trump administration also announced that its renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was completed in June. The $16 million project included sealing and painting the bottom of the pool "American flag blue." The pool was drained again later in July and is now undergoing repairs.They're the latest on Trump's long list of changes to America's capital. Reasons given for the projects include government efficiency, beautifying the city, enhancing the airport experience, and marking America's 250th birthday.While many remain ongoing or in legal limbo, the changes the president has already made to the White House and its surrounding areas have altered the face of the nation's capital.See some of the ways in which Trump has remodeled the White House, US government buildings, and beyond during his second term, so far.The shuttering of USAID was one of the first physical signs of the Trump administration's remodeling of the nation's capital.Shortly after taking office, Trump's Department of Government Efficiency spearheaded a sweeping dismantling of the US Agency for International Development, or USAID.The department froze the agency's foreign aid, slashed its staff and programs, and ultimately moved to dismantle much of the agency's operations and shift remaining functions to the State Department.Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush joined critics in condemning the move, with Obama calling it a "travesty."Administration officials framed it as a cost-cutting and accountability effort, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying USAID had "strayed from its original mission" and that "the gains were too few and the costs were too high" around the time of its effective shuttering.The agency, founded in 1961 to counter the influence of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, was housed in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in DC, alongside other government agencies.Following the agency's formal folding into the State Department on July 1, 2025, its staff, offices, and signage were removed from the building that once housed it.In May 2025, the US Department of Agriculture debuted banners showing Trump alongside Abraham Lincoln.By the first spring of his second term, Trump's portrait started appearing on government buildings, with the first being the US Department of Agriculture building, the Jamie L.
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