Judge blocks Trump’s triumphal arch as president moves to protect Oval Office

President Trump's plans for a massive triumphal arch in Washington just hit a major roadblock. A federal judge has blocked construction less than two hours after the project won final approval. Last night, Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered a 14-day halt to any construction work, siding with D.C. and Virginia officials who argue the project lacks proper authorization and would cause major traffic disruptions. The ruling came shortly after a federal The federal planning commission approved the arch in an eight to four vote. Despite hours of opposition from veterans and other critics, the 250-foot structure would stand between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, towering over even Paris' Arc de Triomphe, and the legal fight is far from over. Three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian have also sued to stop the project. Trump also signed a proclamation Thursday designating the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument. He says the move will protect the historic spaces from being altered or destroyed by future presidents. It won't be able to be taken down, destroyed, touched, or anything else. It's called actually a national monument. It's a federal landmark. And when completed and when we get the documentation fully done, legally binding. It'll make it impossible for anybody ever to destroy this incredible space. But the proclamation doesn't go nearly that far. Future presidents can still redecorate the rooms and could reverse the designation entirely. In fact, Trump himself has reversed national monument designations made by his predecessors.