‘Too Many Distractions’: GOP Grumbles About Trump’s DC Rebuild
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“Some of these optics just make no sense," Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said when asked about President Trump reshaping landmarks in the nation's capital.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s obsession with reshaping the nation’s capital in his grandiose and gaudy aesthetic isn’t sitting well with some Republican lawmakers, who wish he’d pay more attention to the needs of regular people outside the Beltway who are struggling with high prices.
The GOP’s hopes of averting disaster in November’s midterm elections hinge on reminding voters about their economic accomplishments over the past year, including last year’s tax cuts.
Trump, however, seems to be more interested in slapping his name on federal properties, adding gold fixtures to the White House, and even building a 250-foot “Arc de Trump” near the Lincoln Memorial that’s modeled after the Napoleonic arch in Paris.
“We need to be sure we make the main thing, the main thing. And there may be too many distractions,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said in an interview with HuffPost this week when asked about Trump’s Washington, D.C., renovations.
“It’s a matter of prioritization,” added Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). “Some of these optics just make no sense.”
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