Breitbart Exclusive—Doug Burgum: Trump's Restorations of Fountains, Monuments, and Parks Show Squalor Is a 'Choice'

Hannah Knudsen : Jun 3, 2026
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[Breitbart.com] The Trump administration's restorations of fountains, monuments, and parks in DC show squalor was a choice, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily. "Credit goes to President Trump and his leadership," Burgum said, discussing the improvements President Trump has made to DC ahead of the nation's semiquincentennial. The nation's capital is one of the "bluest of blue big metros in the country," he said, noting that registered Republicans for the area clock in around five percent. "In a city where—across the whole city—all these pocket parks, circle parks, triangle parks, city parks are all run by the National Park Service. So, President Trump just said we don't have to accept squalor and homelessness. We don't have to accept rundown graffiti-laden sites... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read and view photos. (Screengrab image: via X-MAGA Voice)