Image: Trump’s plan to “make D.C. beautiful again” means more policing for the city’s residents.

Nick Fulton of Truthout reports: “The expenditures are enormous: $16 million toward a failed paint job on the National Mall reflecting pool. $5 million for bronze horse statues. Over $900 million toward White House renovations. Trump’s plans to “make D.C. beautiful again” are costing taxpayers well over a billion dollars and leaving local community members wondering who the renovations are really for.

These forced renovations by the administration are affecting more than landmarks and monuments. In Washington, D.C., a large portion of community parks are governed by the National Park Service and are included in federal land. These parks have become ground zero for local resistance to Trump’s hasty makeover of the District…”

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