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Trump moves to honor himself with bizarre and self-promoting park 'side project': insiders
A Public Park Bent to One Man’s EgoPublic Park, Private ShrineThe reporting is simple enough: Donald Trump has spent months pushing a project at Lafayette Square meant to mirror his self-image, down to 47 maple trees for the 47th president. That is the factual core. Everything else is the usual Washington varnish applied to an obvious power play.Who Holds the PowerThe answer is not the park staff, not the public, and not the anonymous insiders whispering to reporters. Trump holds the institutional power. He occupies the office, controls the political pressure around it, and can turn a public…
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