Congressional report accuses Trump of weaponizing the US 250th birthday for political gain
Democratic staff on the House Natural Resources Committee allege Trump hijacked the US semiquincentennial by creating Freedom 250 as a nonprofit arm of the National Parks Foundation to divert funds, mine donor data, and push Christian nationalist messaging, with lucrative contracts and high‑profile events for loyalists; the interim report is not officially adopted and claims potential fraud and lack of transparency.