President Donald Trump intends to create a triumphal arch in the nation’s capital, but the family of former US President John F. Kennedy has filed a lawsuit to stop the project. The 250-foot (76-meter) building, according to nine members of the political dynasty, would obscure Kennedy’s burial and the remains of thousands of servicemen interred at Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery. Following a vote that permitted construction to continue, a US judge temporarily halted the project last week.
The Kennedy family’s involvement in legal action against an arch “intended to honour our heroes who rest in Arlington Cemetery” was deemed “unfortunate” by the White House.In a statement to the BBC, White House spokesman Davis R. Ingle said, “The judiciary should not be abused to politicise a structure designed to unite our nation.”As this lawsuit moves forward, we will keep arguing for this lovely and appropriate monument, and we are certain that we will be completely justified,” he continued. However, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan later decided that work on the arch should not begin for 14 days while the lawsuit is pending.
In an attempt to halt construction, the Kennedy family filed a complaint under a joint action filed by the state of Virginia and Washington, DC. They claimed that the arch would harm “historically significant sightlines” if it were built near the cemetery’s entrance. Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s seven children, their grandson, former Democratic congressman Joe Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy’s son, Edward Kennedy Jr., are among the claimants. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the Trump cabinet and head of the Department of Health and Human Services, is not included.
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