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“Trump issued an executive order that took effect this fall (2025) and instructed the DOI to ensure memorials and monuments “do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans’ past or living … and instead focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/26/mount-rushmore-native-american-history?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘The Rushmore story is hard to tell’: how an Indigenous park leader revealed the monument’s dark side

As memorial marks 100 years, Gerard Baker, park’s Native American ex-superintendent believes if Rushmore’s story is told the right way, ‘people are going to be leaving pissed’

The Guardian
Oct 26 at 6:50pmWeb