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President Donald Trump appalled one political analyst on Monday with a “quintessential” Trumpian move to protect one of his legacy projects. <\/p>\n

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Trump has engaged in multiple renovation projects across Washington, D.C., from multiple updates at the White House to pushing forward an idea to build the Trump Arch, modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. As part of those projects, the Trump administration has erected a large fence around Lafayette Square, which journalist Dan Rather noted in a new Substack essay is the only place in D.C. to get a clear view of the White House these days. <\/p>\n

The Trump administration has also put forward plans to permanently fence off Lafayette Square during \u201cheightened conditions,” Rather noted in the essay. He added that fencing off Lafayette Square, which has a rich history of peaceful protest, would be a “slap in the face” to American democracy. <\/p>\n

“Peaceful protesting is a cornerstone of our national identity,” Rather wrote. “Blocking access to the most recognizable place to assemble, to publicly oppose the government, and to hold the powerful accountable is detestable. But it is quintessential Donald Trump.”<\/p>\n

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“Distancing the White House proper from real Americans is an apropos metaphor for this administration. The ‘haves’ are in charge. Everyone else must move along. The president doesn\u2019t like unsightly things, especially protests outside his bedroom window,” Rather added.<\/p>\n

Rather also pointed to what he suspects is motivating Trump in his endeavors. <\/p>\n

“Trump wants to ensure his legacy projects are permanent, or as close to permanent as they can be,” Rather wrote. “He is devoting extraordinary amounts of his time and your money to that end, because he fears that when his term is over, and he has shuffled off this mortal coil, Americans\u2019 appetite to honor him will be scant.”<\/p>\n

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