The tunnel has been under construction for more than a year, with the #FederalGovernment expected to fund about $12 billion of its cost. But the #Transportation Dept said in October that it would withhold #funding until the project could be reviewed to make sure that its contracts followed with new federal rules targeting diversity, equity & inclusion [ #DEI] programs — or you know until they serviced Trump’s ego 🙄.

#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath #Trump

It includes the construction of a new two-track tunnel connecting #NewYork & #NewJersey, which are linked by 116-year-old tunnels in such poor condition that #trains are often delayed, creating a bottleneck.

The new tunnel will be crucial to avoiding a disruption in #rail service around New York City that would have drastic effects on the national #economy.

#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath #Trump

But withholding money from the tunnel over the names of #PennStation, the busiest train station in the country, would be a significant escalation of the effort to ensure #Trump’s “legacy”, tying it to a project that would have massive ripple effects across the East Coast.
The project, known as #Gateway, sits at the heart of the Northeast Corridor #rail route that runs from Boston to Washington & is the most-used passenger line in the #US.
#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath

The tunnel has been under construction for more than a year, with the #FederalGovernment expected to fund about $12 billion of its cost. But the #Transportation Dept said in October that it would withhold #funding until the project could be reviewed to make sure that its contracts followed with new federal rules targeting diversity, equity & inclusion [ #DEI] programs — or you know until they serviced Trump’s ego 🙄.

#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath #Trump

It includes the construction of a new two-track tunnel connecting #NewYork & #NewJersey, which are linked by 116-year-old tunnels in such poor condition that #trains are often delayed, creating a bottleneck.

The new tunnel will be crucial to avoiding a disruption in #rail service around New York City that would have drastic effects on the national #economy.

#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath #Trump

But withholding money from the tunnel over the names of #PennStation, the busiest train station in the country, would be a significant escalation of the effort to ensure #Trump’s “legacy”, tying it to a project that would have massive ripple effects across the East Coast.
The project, known as #Gateway, sits at the heart of the Northeast Corridor #rail route that runs from Boston to Washington & is the most-used passenger line in the #US.
#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath

Beyond the #KennedyCenter, #Trump & his allies have stamped his name on the US Institute of Peace & public-facing federal projects like investment accounts for American children & TrumpRx, a website that supposedly will help Americans buy medication directly from drugmakers. [He also added his name randomly throughout the State Department building.]

#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath

#Trump & Schumer met at the White House last month to discuss the frozen funds.

Though he is the top #Senate #Democrat, Schumer has NO direct #oversight over either transportation hub & rebuffed the request, acc/to 2 of the people.

Trump, known for affixing his name to NYC high-rises & Atlantic City hotels, has appeared to be undertaking a similar drive on a national scale during his second term.

#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath

#extortion & #vanity

Again I say, I bet he pees on everything too.

Officials Pressed Schumer to Rename #PennStation & #Dulles International Airport for #Trump

Admin officials told the top #Senate Democrat that Trump would release frozen #funding for the Gateway project if the transportation hubs were renamed for him.

#law #MafiaState #EgomaniacalSociopath
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/trump-schumer-penn-station-dulles-airport-renaming.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Oh for crying out loud!

He does know the Arc de Triomphe was built to honor those who fought & died for France during the French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars right? Wait, of course he doesn’t. In fact all the Archs of Triumph are monuments. What’s this a monument for, oh yeah, himself. He truly does fancy himself a Roman emperor doesn’t he?

Ugh.

#Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall #arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial

#narcissism #vanity #sociopath
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/31/trump-arch-memorial-circle/

Loth also invoked the vantage point from #ArlingtonNationalCemetery, where visitors often look across the river toward the Lincoln Memorial & the capital beyond — a view he said the proposed #arch would reshape.
“How does it impact the panorama of Washington?” Loth said, invoking a question that he said should guide designers of #monuments. “What is supposed to be doing the speaking?”

#Trump #arch #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

Loth also invoked the vantage point from #ArlingtonNationalCemetery, where visitors often look across the river toward the Lincoln Memorial & the capital beyond — a view he said the proposed #arch would reshape.
“How does it impact the panorama of Washington?” Loth said, invoking a question that he said should guide designers of #monuments. “What is supposed to be doing the speaking?”

#Trump #arch #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

Local historians & architectural experts have said that a large #arch could change the relationship between several historic sites, including Memorial Bridge itself, which was intended as a bridge between North & South in the wake of the Civil War, & memorials for Lincoln & Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
“It’s a very somber corridor,” said John Haigh, the chair of Benedictine College’s architecture program….

#Trump #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

#Trump told Politico in December that he hoped to begin construction of the arch within two months. Memorial Circle, the plot of land that the president has eyed, is controlled by the National Park Service.
“The one that people know mostly is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. And we’re gonna top it by, I think, a lot,” Trump said at a White House Christmas reception in December.

#arch #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

#Trump has considered smaller versions of the #arch, including 165-foot-high and 123-foot-high designs he shared at a dinner last year. But he has favored the largest option, arguing that its sheer size would impress visitors to Washington, & that “250 for 250”🙄 makes the most sense, the people said.

#narcissism #vanity #sociopath

#Trump told Politico in December that he hoped to begin construction of the arch within two months. Memorial Circle, the plot of land that the president has eyed, is controlled by the National Park Service.
“The one that people know mostly is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. And we’re gonna top it by, I think, a lot,” Trump said at a White House Christmas reception in December.

#arch #narcissism #vanity #sociopath

The planned “Independence Arch”🙄 is intended to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Built to Trump’s specifications, it would transform a small plot of land between the Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery into a dominant new monument, reshaping the relationship between the two memorials & obstructing pedestrians’ views.

#narcissism #vanity #sociopath #Trump

The White House stands about 70 feet tall. The Lincoln Memorial, roughly 100 feet. The triumphal #arch Trump wants to build would eclipse both if he gets his wish.
#Trump has grown attached to the idea of a 250-foot-tall structure overlooking the Potomac River, acc/to 2 people who spoke anonymously to describe his comments, a scale that has alarmed some architectural experts who initially supported the idea of an arch but expected a far smaller one.

#narcissism #vanity #sociopath