Washington DC’s physical appearance has long been a battleground for competing national ideals and presidential visions

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par Allison M. Prasch, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics and Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Debates over what visitors will see and experience in the nation’s capital city have taken center stage as Americans prepare to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

For President Donald J. Trump, the event inspired a massive redevelopment project. Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has argued that Washington,…