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Dec 11, 2025 Interior Department replaced national park photography with Trump's portrait on annual federal recreation passes Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Substituting a personal portrait for national park imagery on a public federal document converted a heritage asset into a vehicle for presidential branding.
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- Center for Biological Diversity sued to block Trump portrait on national park passes — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the replacement of national park images with Trump's portrait on the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass, effective January 1, 2026. The lawsuit argues that federal law requires the main annual pass to feature the winning photo from the National Park Foundation's annual photo contest, which for the upcoming year is an image of Glacier National Park in Montana. The group's executive director Kieran Suckling stated that replacing park imagery with Trump's face is "Trump's crassest, most ego-driven action yet" and constitutes politicization of America's national parks.
- Department of Interior replaced national park images with Trump's face on annual passes — The Department of the Interior announced it would replace images of national parks on annual passes with an image of Trump's face alongside George Washington, effective January 1, 2026. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit to prevent the change, arguing that federal law requires the main annual pass to feature the winning photo from the National Park Foundation's annual photo contest, which for the upcoming year is an image of Glacier National Park in Montana.
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Week 47 – 2025-12-06–2025-12-12
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