House Republican signals opposition to using military funds for Trump’s arch
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Mon, 21 September 2026
What it is about
Rep. Mike SimpsonPresident TrumpHouse Appropriations CommitteeR-IdahoDonald TrumpMike SimpsonAppropriations Committee RepublicanIdaho, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
politicalwire.com
The Hill
21 Sept, 19:34over 1 hour21 Sept, 19:37
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 21 September 2026
2 reports- politicalwire.com19:34first to report
"Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Committee Republican, questioned whether federal funds should be spent on construction of President Donald Trump’s triumphal arch, which the president claimed over the weekend could be used for military purposes," Politico reports.Said Simpson: "Th
- The Hill19:37
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, said Monday that he thinks Pentagon funding should not be used toward the construction of President Trump’s triumphal arch. Simpson told reporters Monday “there’s a lot of things that we need the military funding for — in fact, we’re short on military funding...