{"id":1879,"date":"2026-06-18T23:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:36:25","slug":"trump-orders-federal-workers-to-wear-his-freedom-250-merch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1879","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders federal workers to wear his Freedom 250 merch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Federal workers for the U.S. Department of the Interior are being directed to wear pins promoting the president\u2019s public-private partnership created to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday \u2014 instead of the congressionally mandated group that was created to organize the events.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1877\">Wife of GOP commissioner busted for pulling a gun on someone \u2014 at a kid\u2019s game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Mother Jones, National Park Service employees have been ordered to wear the pins, under threat of \u201cprofessional reprimands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I asked if I would receive any disciplinary action if I chose not to wear the pin, I was told, \u2018Yes,\u2019\u201d one person told Mother Jones. \u201cI chose not to continue the conversation after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mother Jones reports that the \u201cestablishment of Freedom 250 has allowed Trump to more easily plan events that double as campaign rallies, to privately raise funds from corporations seeking influence with the administration, and to avoid disclosing exactly how much all this is costing US taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently,\u201d says Mother Jones, \u201cNPS employees say that wearing Freedom 250 pins amounts to a partisan declaration, akin to donning a MAGA hat, or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have called the Trump-created Freedom 250 organization a dark money group, Mother Jones noted, warning that it has no congressional oversight and has been accused of being used to buy access to the president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has announced that Freedom 250\u2019s July 4 celebration on the National Mall would feature a \u201cTrump rally.\u201d Sunday\u2019s White House UFC cage fight, which also celebrated President Trump\u2019s 80th birthday, was organized by the president\u2019s Freedom 250 group.<\/p>\n<p>In a February statement, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Democrats \u201ccalled out Republicans for allowing Trump to hijack America\u2019s 250th Birthday celebration to sell access, hide his donors, and rewrite history \u2014 turning the country\u2019s founding anniversary into a party exclusively for billionaires and a platform for Christian Nationalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federal workers for the U.S. Department of the Interior are being directed to wear pins promoting the president\u2019s public-private partnership created to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday \u2014 instead of the congressionally mandated group that was created to organize the events.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mother Jones, National Park Service employees have been ordered to wear the pins, under threat of \u201cprofessional reprimands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I asked if I would receive any disciplinary action if I chose not to wear the pin, I was told, \u2018Yes,\u2019\u201d one person told Mother Jones. \u201cI chose not to continue the conversation after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1875\">Trump pulls stunning about-face on the Pope to salvage disaster deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mother Jones reports that the \u201cestablishment of Freedom 250 has allowed Trump to more easily plan events that double as campaign rallies, to privately raise funds from corporations seeking influence with the administration, and to avoid disclosing exactly how much all this is costing US taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently,\u201d says Mother Jones, \u201cNPS employees say that wearing Freedom 250 pins amounts to a partisan declaration, akin to donning a MAGA hat, or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have called the Trump-created Freedom 250 organization a dark money group, Mother Jones noted, warning that it has no congressional oversight and has been accused of being used to buy access to the president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has announced that Freedom 250\u2019s July 4 celebration on the National Mall would feature a \u201cTrump rally.\u201d Sunday\u2019s White House UFC cage fight, which also celebrated President Trump\u2019s 80th birthday, was organized by the president\u2019s Freedom 250 group.<\/p>\n<p>In a February statement, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Democrats \u201ccalled out Republicans for allowing Trump to hijack America\u2019s 250th Birthday celebration to sell access, hide his donors, and rewrite history \u2014 turning the country\u2019s founding anniversary into a party exclusively for billionaires and a platform for Christian Nationalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC News reports that the bipartisan America250 \u201cis the nonprofit supporting the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established 10 years ago through an act of Congress and is led by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and private citizens,\u201d while Freedom 250 \u201cwas established by the Trump administration as a public-private partnership by which to fund and plan events celebrating this summer\u2019s historic anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance serve as chair and vice chair for the Freedom 250 group.<\/p>\n<p>America250 lists its corporate sponsors while Freedom 250 only indicates certain \u201cstrategic partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing the difference between the congressionally-mandated group and Trump\/Project 2025\u2019s personal, political grift-machine, the little lapel pin takes on the historical weight of a collaborator\u2019s badge,\u201d one NPS employee told Mother Jones. \u201cSome within my division have taken to calling it the \u2018Vichy Pin.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1873\">\u2018The arsonist putting out fires\u2019: Former Rubio staffer tears apart Trump lies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal workers for the U.S. Department of the Interior are being directed to wear pins promoting the president\u2019s public-private partnership created to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday \u2014 instead of the congressionally mandated group that was created to organize the events.According to Mother 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