From me at RS right now:
For a president who has already hinted he might seek a third term and declare the elections a national security emergency, his latest announcement about militarizing a national monument is sure to stir an already boiling pot. Add that to an increasingly desperate tone when it comes to Americans' support (or lack thereof) for Trump's war in the Middle East. (Seb Gorka, senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council, claimed yesterday that it is un-American not to accept higher gas prices in exchange for defeating Iran).
“(Trump's) placing his ego in the middle of the country's most important symbols, and shows me how he truly feels about Americans, generally,” Webb added. “At best it's a waste of money and resources for a project to promote the ego of one man, at worst, it's an attempt to visibly intimidate an American public whose opinion of his presidency has sunk to a historic low.”
Please read in full at RS : https://responsiblestatecraft.org/triumphal-arch-trump-snipers/