May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced a new National Garden of American Heroes in the District of Columbia to help mark the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the United States in July.
* The garden will be located in West Potomac Park on the Potomac River, he said in a post on Truth Social
* Trump said the park would feature statues of the country’s founding fathers, military warriors, religious leaders, civil rights champions, athletes, artists and entertainers
* As part of the celebrations to mark the founding of the United States in 1776, Trump is also pushing for the creation of a 250-foot (76-meter) “Triumphal Arch” in Washington
(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
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