Gold statues and staff cuts: How Trump has disrupted America’s parks
The Trump administration's changes to national parks, including symbolic branding and operational shifts, have impacted park workers and visitor experiences.
Moves like putting Trump’s face on some park passes have been largely symbolic. Others have upended the lives of workers and marred the experiences of some of the hundreds of millions of visitors.
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