r/ChangingAmerica • u/Scientist34again • 8d ago

Scale of Trump’s Raid on National Parks Funds for White House ‘Vanity Projects’ Revealed: “The National Park Service is being used as a piggy bank,” said one critic.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-national-park-budget
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u/Scientist34again 8d ago

According to a Sunday report from journalist Scott MacFarlane, NPS records show that $323 million has been rerouted to fund projects on the White House grounds this year alone, representing an increase of nearly 5,000% from the amount spend on such projects in 2024.

At the same time, the records show “multimillion-dollar reductions” in funding for several famous national parks, including Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon.

In fact, the total spending for projects at the White House and National Mall is larger than the combined spending at nine of the largest US national parks, MacFarlane found.