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'Catastrophic' cost of Trump's gluttonous gilding exposed in bombshell NYT report
An aerial view, taken through the window of an airplane, of the National Mall, including the Washington Monument and ongoing construction at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Gold Leaf Over Institutional Rot
The Diversion Is the Decision
The National Park Service is not drifting into crisis through bureaucratic confusion. The Trump administration cut staff, redirected at least $67 million in visitor fees, and reassigned more than 1,000 park employees to anniversary events in Washington. Those are decisions made by people…
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