Duckworth calls on Pentagon, FAA to reject Trump's DC arch plans

Senator Tammy Duckworth has demanded that the Pentagon and FAA reject President Trump's plans to convert a proposed arch into a military drone launch site.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Friday demanded the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) keep Washington’s airspace safe by rejecting President Trump's plans to convert his intended triumphal arch into a military site from which drones may be launched. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, Duckworth pressed for...
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