Trump’s top arts commissioner says D.C. needs three arches, not one

Rodney Mims Cook Jr. tried to build an arch in D.C. for years. Now his panel will review the president’s own proposal — and Cook says two more should be built, too..

Nearly 30 years ago, Rodney Mims Cook Jr. had a vision: a triumphal arch gracing the streets of Washington.

The urban developer persuaded some lawmakers and potential funders; he won encouragement from local leaders and residents. But an arch was never built here.