The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America
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And following on from #1,281
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Amazing how things like this happen
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Aluminium flows shift after Trump doubles down on tariffs
Aluminium flows shift after Trump doubles down on tariffs
Canadian aluminium smelters have started diverting primary metal away from the United States in response to the ratcheting up of import tariffs, first to 25% in March and then to 50% in June.
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Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 7:13 AM EDT / CBS News
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Washington — Shaun Byrnes and Jon Gundersen have served multiple presidents throughout their decades in the military and State Department. Now, as retirees, they're taking on the commander-in-chief in a court of law.
In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is set to be built in a currently empty traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
They argue the project has been rushed and the administration hasn't gotten proper congressional approval. The arch, they say, would disrupt the symbolic connection between the Lincoln Memorial and the Robert E. Lee Memorial, a carefully considered sightline meant to convey unity after the Civil War.
According to recent renderings, the arch would be more than double the height of the Lincoln Memorial.
Gundersen and Byrnes say their lawsuit challenging President Trump's triumphal arch at the entrance to Arlington Cemetery isn't a partisan quest.
"I think what we're doing is being loyal to the country. And loyalty can be measured in different ways," Gundersen, a retired Army Special Forces officer, told CBS News in an interview.
Byrnes said he joined the suit, which is led by the Public Citizen Litigation Group, out of respect for fallen soldiers buried in Arlington.
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For a group of Vietnam vets, opposing Trump's arch is about being "loyal to the country"
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Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 7:13 AM EDT / CBS News
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Washington — Shaun Byrnes and Jon Gundersen have served multiple presidents throughout their decades in the military and State Department. Now, as retirees, they're taking on the commander-in-chief in a court of law.
In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is set to be built in a currently empty traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
They argue the project has been rushed and the administration hasn't gotten proper congressional approval. The arch, they say, would disrupt the symbolic connection between the Lincoln Memorial and the Robert E. Lee Memorial, a carefully considered sightline meant to convey unity after the Civil War.
According to recent renderings, the arch would be more than double the height of the Lincoln Memorial.
Gundersen and Byrnes say their lawsuit challenging President Trump's triumphal arch at the entrance to Arlington Cemetery isn't a partisan quest.
"I think what we're doing is being loyal to the country. And loyalty can be measured in different ways," Gundersen, a retired Army Special Forces officer, told CBS News in an interview.
Byrnes said he joined the suit, which is led by the Public Citizen Litigation Group, out of respect for fallen soldiers buried in Arlington.
For a group of Vietnam vets, opposing Trump's arch is about being "loyal to the country"
"I think it's just disrespectful to those that I served with who didn't come back," a veteran suing to stop construction of the arch told CBS News.
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"We learn from history that we do not learn from history".
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Another attempt to rewrite history
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U.S. military veterans face divided loyalty w/ Trump.
The Constitution may not explicitly enumerate detail that forbids the arch Trump advocates.
None the less President Trump is unmistakably hostile to conservatism.
That violent destructive hostility goes beyond merely demolishing a substantial portion of the white house,
redesigning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, or
undertaking to obstruct the unifying link between North & South mentioned in #3,286.
The January 6 insurrection was an attack on the Constitution itself.
And Trump is now attempting to reward the traitors party to that insurrection with over a $Billion $Dollar slush fund, plundered from the People they betrayed.
None the less, the word "ostentatious" does not appear in the United States Constitution.
Conservatives are within their Constitutional right to not favor Trump's proposed arch. On what basis would it not be "loyal to the country"?
Trump faces health questions ahead of annual Walter Reed physical
This will be Trump's fourth medical exam during his second term in office, ahead of his 80th birthday on June 14.
President Donald Trump is expected to undergo the fourth medical exam of his second term on Tuesday as his 80th birthday approaches next month and he faces questions about his health.The White House announced earlier this month that Trump would receive his annual dental and medical exam on May 26 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Trump, who turns 80 on June 14, is the oldest person ever elected to the presidency, and his health has been in the spotlight in recent months. He has experienced bruising on his hands, swelling in his lower legs and a rash on his neck.