National Park Foundation
Coverage of National Park Foundation in the Nexus archive.
- D.C. Memo: Minnesota joins the Great American State Fair, but the nation’s 250th birthday celebration misses the mark for many
The Great American State Fair, part of Trump's Freedom 250 celebration for the nation’s 250th birthday, faced criticism for partisan elements and controversies. Minnesota joined the event, but 10 states skipped it. The Trump administration shifted $80 million in funding from a nonpartisan commission to Freedom 250, which included a campaign-style speech by Trump and exhibits from conservative groups like Prager University and Hillsdale College.
- Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says
A congressional report alleges that Donald Trump orchestrated a network of corruption, wire fraud, and pay-to-play schemes through a shadow corporation in the National Park Foundation to enrich political allies, collect voter data, and promote Christian nationalist ideology during the U.S.'s 250th anniversary celebration.
- Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says
A congressional report accuses Donald Trump of hijacking the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data, and promote Christian nationalist ideology through a shadow corporation linked to the National Park Foundation. The report outlines alleged corruption, wire fraud, and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated via the embedded shadow corporation.