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Trump just robbed America of a sacred reckoning that may never come again

Trump Turned a National Commemoration Into a Patronage MachineThe SetupHouse Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee say Trump’s White House did not merely politicize America’s 250th birthday. It tried to replace a Congress-created, nonpartisan commission, America250, with a loyalist vehicle called Freedom 250, then redirected donations and public money toward Trump-aligned entities.Who Had PowerThe institutional power sat with Trump, the White House, and the network around the National Park Foundation board of loyalists that helped operationalize the switch. Congress created America250…

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