According to Agence France-Presse on December 8, on President Trump's birthday, US residents will be able to enter national parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite for free. This is the Trump administration's latest move to enhance its image. Admission fees to these national parks for non-US residents will increase. The Trump administration said these changes, which will take effect on January 1 next year, are part of the president's efforts to push for “Americans First.” A statement from the US Department of the Interior said that the eight free admission days in 2026 will include Trump's birthday. However, Americans will no longer be able to enter national parks for free on the two federal holidays, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Day and “June Day,” which commemorates the end of slavery. Critics say that the change in the so-called “Patriotic Free Admission Day” list is to downplay America's history of slavery and the civil rights movement while promoting Trump. Connell William Brooks, former president of the National Association for Colored People, said it was an insult to Martin Luther King.

According to Agence France-Presse on December 8, on President Trump's birthday, US residents will be able to enter national parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite for free. This is the Trump administration's latest move to enhance its image. Admission fees to these national parks for non-US residents will increase. The Trump administration said these changes, which will take effect on January 1 next year, are part of the president's efforts to push for “Americans First.” A statement from the US Department of the Interior said that the eight free admission days in 2026 will include Trump's birthday. However, Americans will no longer be able to enter national parks for free on the two federal holidays, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Day and “June Day,” which commemorates the end of slavery. Critics say that the change in the so-called “Patriotic Free Admission Day” list is to downplay America's history of slavery and the civil rights movement while promoting Trump. Connell William Brooks, former president of the National Association for Colored People, said it was an insult to Martin Luther King.