TRUMP ERASES JUNETEENTH AND MLK DAY, REPLACES THEM WITH...HIMSELF
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year — which also happens to be Flag Day — but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
The new list of free admission days for Americans is the latest example of the Trump administration downplaying America’s civil rights history while also promoting the president’s image, name and legacy.
Last year, the list of free days included Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth — which is June 19 — but not June 14, Trump’s birthday.
The new free-admission policy takes effect Jan. 1 and was one of several changes announced by the Park Service late last month, including higher admission fees for international visitors.
The other days of free park admission in 2026 are Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday (Oct. 27) and the anniversary of the creation of the Park Service (Aug. 25).
Eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Americans were emancipated, removes two of the nation’s most prominent civil rights holidays.
Some civil rights leaders voiced opposition to the change after news about it began spreading over the weekend.
“The raw & rank racism here stinks to high heaven,” Harvard Kennedy School professor Cornell William Brooks, a former president of the NAACP, wrote on social media about the new policy.
Kristen Brengel, a spokesperson for the National Parks Conservation Association, said that while presidential administrations have tweaked the free days in the past, the elimination of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is particularly concerning. For one, the day has become a popular day of service for community groups that use the free day to perform volunteer projects at parks.
That will now be much more expensive, said Brengel, whose organization is a nonprofit that advocates for the park system.
“Not only does it recognize an American hero, it’s also a day when people go into parks to clean them up,” Brengel said. “Martin Luther King Jr. deserves a day of recognition … For some reason, Black history has repeatedly been targeted by this administration, and it shouldn’t be.”
Some Democratic lawmakers also weighed in to object to the new policy.
“The President didn’t just add his own birthday to the list, he removed both of these holidays that mark Black Americans’ struggle for civil rights and freedom,” said Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada. “Our country deserves better.”
A spokesperson for the National Park Service did not immediately respond to questions on Saturday seeking information about the reasons behind the changes.
Since taking office, Trump has sought to eliminate programs seen as promoting diversity across the federal government, actions that have erased or downplayed America’s history of racism as well as the civil rights victories of Black Americans.
Self-promotion is an old habit of the president's and one he has continued in his second term. (The poem by Kim Stafford, right, says it all.)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year — which also happens to be Flag Day — but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
The new list of free admission days for Americans is the latest example of the Trump administration downplaying America’s civil rights history while also promoting the president’s image, name and legacy.
Last year, the list of free days included Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth — which is June 19 — but not June 14, Trump’s birthday.
The new free-admission policy takes effect Jan. 1 and was one of several changes announced by the Park Service late last month, including higher admission fees for international visitors.
The other days of free park admission in 2026 are Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday (Oct. 27) and the anniversary of the creation of the Park Service (Aug. 25).
Eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Americans were emancipated, removes two of the nation’s most prominent civil rights holidays.
Some civil rights leaders voiced opposition to the change after news about it began spreading over the weekend.
“The raw & rank racism here stinks to high heaven,” Harvard Kennedy School professor Cornell William Brooks, a former president of the NAACP, wrote on social media about the new policy.
Kristen Brengel, a spokesperson for the National Parks Conservation Association, said that while presidential administrations have tweaked the free days in the past, the elimination of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is particularly concerning. For one, the day has become a popular day of service for community groups that use the free day to perform volunteer projects at parks.
That will now be much more expensive, said Brengel, whose organization is a nonprofit that advocates for the park system.
“Not only does it recognize an American hero, it’s also a day when people go into parks to clean them up,” Brengel said. “Martin Luther King Jr. deserves a day of recognition … For some reason, Black history has repeatedly been targeted by this administration, and it shouldn’t be.”
Some Democratic lawmakers also weighed in to object to the new policy.
“The President didn’t just add his own birthday to the list, he removed both of these holidays that mark Black Americans’ struggle for civil rights and freedom,” said Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada. “Our country deserves better.”
A spokesperson for the National Park Service did not immediately respond to questions on Saturday seeking information about the reasons behind the changes.
Since taking office, Trump has sought to eliminate programs seen as promoting diversity across the federal government, actions that have erased or downplayed America’s history of racism as well as the civil rights victories of Black Americans.
Self-promotion is an old habit of the president's and one he has continued in his second term. (The poem by Kim Stafford, right, says it all.)
He unsuccessfully put himself forward for the Nobel Peace Prize, renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after himself, sought to put his name on the planned NFL stadium in the nation’s capital and had a new children's saving program named after him.
Some Republican lawmakers have suggested putting his visage on Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill.
Some Republican lawmakers have suggested putting his visage on Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill.
9 comments:
President Biden was bad at self-promotion, but he and his Cabinet were working to improve the lives of ordinary citizens, not the oligarchs. Trump is doing pretty much the opposite. "Sleepy Joe" will be remembered for real accomplishment while Trump will be remembered for astonishing corruption.
Gave, it is astonishing that you think biden was in charge. Do you not realize that he did the eulogy for Mr. Byrd, his best friend and Grand Wizard of the KKK? I suppose you would love it if crackhead mamala was our first female president. Go re-dye your pink hair and read some history son. And as far as TDS, I read people and lie for a living. I could probably improve your life, ChopDick
Trump's actions speak for him. The Devil is in the details. May God bless all of Trump's actions.
They need to require all homes to have a picture of Trump. Also to have a Happy B Day Trump celebration in every city. We also need to wear clothes with the color Gold on a daily basis. Just saying.
Charlie and Erika kirk can suck a dick. So glad that POS died like a wild hog being hunted.
Be careful what you say idiot, karma is real and it is a bitch. I was not a fan of his and never heard of him until he was killed, but I am sure that no one has ever heard of your dumb ass. 🤔 I am guessing that your luck ran out when they closed Valentino’s and AKs.
Look who's living rent free in Montoya's head!
How soon can God rid us of this asshole moron that shitty MAGAs have befallen on us? MAGA= make asshole(s) go away.
GOOD that he erased Juneteenth MAGA is not going away so swallow your saliva or else your are going to choke on your own.Charlie was a good man who believed in GOD family and freedom I don't understand how you could hate what is good like what is wrong is right and what is right is wrong you sound like you have created your own religion and you want to force it on your neighbors why don't you go to church study the Bible and share with your neighbors.God can not get rid of TRUMP because GOD chose TRUMP like he chose ABRAham,Moses,Noah and finally he gave us Jesus and so many people hated Him as well they hit him hard stabbed him and put a crown of stickers on his head he suffered a lot for us.
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