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A new memorial project in West Potomac Park would probably require congressional approval.<\/strong><\/p>

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A fundraising pitch, obtained by The Washington Post, includes renderings of President Donald Trump’s proposed “National Garden of American Heroes.” (Obtained by The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration had selected Washington\u2019s West Potomac Park as the site of his planned \u201cNational Garden of American Heroes,\u201d raising questions about whether Congress would need to approve the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis magnificent exhibition of statues will be located in West Potomac Park, which we are transforming into one of the World\u2019s most beautiful public spaces,\u201d Trump wrote<\/a> on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n

Trump has previously said the project will feature life-size statues of roughly 250 Americans<\/a>, including presidents, civil rights leaders, scientists, athletes and entertainers. The list of figures, outlined in earlier executive orders, has included names such as John Adams, Martin Luther King Jr., Amelia Earhart, Albert Einstein and Kobe Bryant.<\/p>\n

West Potomac Park, which sits along the Potomac River near the Jefferson Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, is among the most tightly controlled federal lands in the District of Columbia. Large portions fall within the \u201creserve\u201d area governed by the Commemorative Works Act, in which any new memorial project would probably require congressional approval as well as review by federal planning bodies. White House officials have previously said they will follow \u201call legal requirements and approvals\u201d for the planned garden but have not specified whether that includes obtaining congressional approval.<\/p>\n

The National Capital Planning Commission<\/a> and the Commission of Fine Arts<\/a> \u2014 two federal panels on which Trump has installed allies \u2014 would probably need to review plans for the garden.<\/p>\n

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether they would seek congressional approval for the project.<\/p>

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Trump officials had eyed West Potomac Park for months as the site for the massive sculpture garden, The Washington Post reported<\/a> in January. Some Washington residents have said they were worried about losing access to the park\u2019s fields, which are used by local sports leagues and for informal recreation.<\/p>\n

Trump on Friday criticized the state of the park as \u201ca totally BARREN field of Prime Waterfront Real Estate,\u201d casting his plan as part of his initiative to remake Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen finished, West Potomac Park will be a World Class Masterpiece with elegant Landscaping, and adorned with Beautiful Statues, and be yet another one of my great projects to make Washington, D.C., the Safest and Most Beautiful Capital in the World,\u201d Trump wrote<\/a> on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, a new organization called the National Garden of American Heroes Foundation had circulated a fundraising pitch for the project. The pitch, which was obtained<\/a> by The Post, lists Meredith O\u2019Rourke, a longtime Trump fundraiser, as a contact for prospective donors.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Rourke did not immediately respond to questions about Trump\u2019s Friday announcement.<\/p>

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Rick Maese contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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