As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midterms

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7757x5171+0+0/resize/7757x5171!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2Fd3%2Fac815845428aa22bd5b1cfbc5aaa%2Fgettyimages-2297483702.jpg' alt='Demonstrators gathered Thursday morning to protest Trump's proposed arch, which would stand in a traffic circle on the bridge connecting the National Mall to Arlington National Cemetery.'/><p>Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.</p><p>(Image credit: Saul Loeb)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5985789' />