Trump idea of 'National Garden of American Heroes' raises questionsUS President Donald Trump described his idea for a national park of "American heroes" while speaking on July 4, 2020, in the White House gardenWASHINGTON - A new national park populated with statues of "American heroes"? The surprise idea, proposed by President Donald Trump over the July 4 holiday weekend, hardly seems likely to calm the partisan passions deeply dividing the American people. To Julian Zelizer, a professor of political history at Princeton University, Trump's notion of a National Garden of American Heroes is a purely political ploy. Trump said the "vast outdoor park" he envisions "will feature the statues of the greatest Americans to ever live." "We will defend, protect and preserve the American way of life, which began in 1492 when Columbus discovered America," Trump said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 20:48 UTC