Trump's changes to history at national parks must be undone, judge rules
President Trump's effort to rewrite the past at the country's museums, parks and landmarks was struck down on Friday, with a federal judge calling for the administration to restore changes already made at locations nationwide.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has blocked President Trump's administration from altering historical exhibits in national parks, museums, and landmarks.
- The judge ordered the restoration of any changes already made and a halt to further alterations, stating the efforts aimed to 'rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen.'
- The ruling follows a lawsuit by conservation and historical organizations against National Park Service policies that they claim led to the removal or censoring of exhibits on U.S. history and science, including slavery and climate change.
- The administration must restore all altered, removed, or damaged interpretive materials within 21 days.
- Examples of removed exhibits include those on slavery at Independence National Historical Park and films on labor history at Lowell National Historical Park.