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Trump appointees advance plans for Lafayette Square fencing and White House gates

Pieces of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging Washington makeover made their next step toward approval Thursday, but not without substantial critiques of plans for permanent fencing and gates around Lafayette Square in front of the White House.

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Trump appointees advance plans for Lafayette Square fencing and White House gates
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Filed under Politics · United States · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: White House (14), Washington (14), Lafayette Square (none).

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