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US #NationalParks passes will pay for #Trump July 4 plans

Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million #fireworks display & DC “beautification”, while “donations” will fund a $5 million #helipad at the #WhiteHouse.

That money is being spent at the expense of the rest of the #US’ #park system which has a $24 billion backlog of badly needed #infrastructure repairs & improvements, known as “deferred maintenance.”

[tell us again to rake the forests]

#GovernmentWaste #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/06/03/trump-officials-divert-national-park-service-fees-fund-july-4-celebration/?utm_medium=referral_home&utm_source=webview&utm_campaign=rct:0:1:0:20260526;tt_2510:control&no_nav=true