New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- US President Donald Trump has praised India's Triumphal Arch, India Gate, while reiterating his ambition to build what he says would be the world's "greatest" triumphal arch in Washington, DC, as part of a broader reshaping of the US capital.

"India's beautiful Triumphal Arch. Ours will be the greatest of them all!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on February 2, 2026.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One a day earlier, Trump said he wanted the US capital to have the "biggest one of all," describing America as "the biggest and most powerful nation."

"For 200 years, they wanted to build an arch," Trump said. "Close to 57 cities around the world have triumphal arches, and Washington, DC - the only major city - still...