The president’s planned National Garden of American Heroes might be a nice idea, but it would be extremely costly—and unnecessary.
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PresidentDonaldTrumphasissuedaflurryofexecutiveorderssincetakingofficethreeweeksago,lookingtoreshapeeverythingfromglobaltradetowomen’scollegiatesports.OneorderTrumpsignedwouldprioritizetheconstructionof250statuesofhistoricalfiguresandagardeninwhichtoputthem.
WhilethisplanislesscontroversialthanmanyofTrump’sotherorders,itstillrepresentsanunnecessaryandcostlyproject.
“Asweapproachthe[250th]anniversary…ofourcountry’sfounding,IhavesignedanexecutiveordertoresumetheprocessofcreatinganewnationalparkfullofstatuesofthegreatestAmericanswhoeverlived,”TrumpsaidlastweekattheNationalPrayerBreakfast.
Trump’sorder,issuedJanuary29,reinstatedanorderfromhisfirstterm,titled“BuildingandRebuildingMonumentstoAmericanHeroes.”Itcalledforthecreationof“astatuaryparknamedtheNationalGardenofAmericanHeroes,”withstatuesof“his
