National Garden of American Heroes

In July 2025, [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed the [[One Big Beautiful Bill Act]], <ref name="congress">[https://www.congress.gov/index.php/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1 H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025], Congress.gov</ref> which appropriates $40 million to establish and maintain the National Garden of American Heroes.

In July 2025, [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed the [[One Big Beautiful Bill Act]], <ref name="congress">[https://www.congress.gov/index.php/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1 H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025], Congress.gov</ref> which appropriates $40 million to establish and maintain the National Garden of American Heroes.

Trump's vision for the garden includes the creation of 250 statues depicting notable [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]], activists, political figures, businesspeople, athletes, celebrities, and pop culture icons.<ref name=Niedzwiadek/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump announces plans to create national garden honoring "greatest Americans to ever live"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/watch-live-trump-to-deliver-4th-of-july-remarks-at-mount-rushmore/|date=July 4, 2020|publisher=CBS News|access-date=July 4, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308080116/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/watch-live-trump-to-deliver-4th-of-july-remarks-at-mount-rushmore/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT-AP"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump to establish 'National Garden' of heroes|url=https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Trump-to-establish-National-Garden-of-heroes-571625011.html|access-date=2020-07-04|website=KY3.com|date=July 4, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125181952/https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Trump-to-establish-National-Garden-of-heroes-571625011.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-04|title=Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks 'garden' of US heroes|url=https://apnews.com/92f7c7ccd0b983636c1683c867c5b89e|access-date=2020-07-04|work=Associated Press|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305052132/https://apnews.com/92f7c7ccd0b983636c1683c867c5b89e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bianco |first=Ali |date=2025-01-29 |title=Trump resurrects plan for his 'Garden of Heroes' |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/29/trump-garden-of-heroes-00201419 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref>

Trump's vision for the garden includes the creation of 250 statues depicting notable [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]], activists, political figures, businesspeople, athletes, celebrities, and pop culture icons.<ref name=Niedzwiadek/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump announces plans to create national garden honoring "greatest Americans to ever live"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/watch-live-trump-to-deliver-4th-of-july-remarks-at-mount-rushmore/|date=July 4, 2020|publisher=CBS News|access-date=July 4, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308080116/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/watch-live-trump-to-deliver-4th-of-july-remarks-at-mount-rushmore/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT-AP"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump to establish 'National Garden' of heroes|url=https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Trump-to-establish-National-Garden-of-heroes-571625011.html|access-date=2020-07-04|website=KY3.com|date=July 4, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125181952/https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Trump-to-establish-National-Garden-of-heroes-571625011.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-04|title=Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks 'garden' of US heroes|url=https://apnews.com/92f7c7ccd0b983636c1683c867c5b89e|access-date=2020-07-04|work=Associated Press|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305052132/https://apnews.com/92f7c7ccd0b983636c1683c867c5b89e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bianco |first=Ali |date=2025-01-29 |title=Trump resurrects plan for his 'Garden of Heroes' |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/29/trump-garden-of-heroes-00201419 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> Initial reactions by historians was largely negative, with many criticizing the choices as seemingly random and political.<ref name=WanHistorian/> Reactions by sculptors was also negative, with many describing the requested criteria for the statues as unrealistic and unworkable for the money and timetable expected.<ref name="Schaffer 05312025"/>

==History ==

==History ==