Whitewashing

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July 25, 2026

The White House is moving forward on plans to paint the grey
granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in spite of the
damage it might cause and the maintenance it will requre, By
claiming that the building is no longer controlled by the General
Services Administration, the president is setting a dangerous
precdent, allowing projects to avoid review, The administration
is pushing a rule change in the National Historical Preservation
Act, revising the law that requires federal agencies to take into
account what their actions will do to historic places, The
change will cut the public out of any conversation about places
that matter to them, Chaco Canyon is one such place and several
Democratic senators and representatives have written to Interior
Secretary Burgum asking him to protect the area around the
canyon, The changes would also fast track Trump’s planned
triumphal arch, Trump and his allies are whitewashing and
bulldozing history in service to their small vision.

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