TELL Congress: Trump is draining national park funds to pay for his wasteful vanity
projects AND pressuring the National Park Service to sell part of Yosemite
to a real estate developer. This Trump-first agenda threatens to destroy
America's natural treasures. Sign the petition: Protect our national parks — don't let Trump sell off part of Yosemite!
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Trump is trying to sell off part of Yosemite National Park for corporate
development. It's an unprecedented moneymaking scheme just as Trump drains
national park funds to pay for his wasteful authoritarian vanity projects
— like his "triumphal arch."^1,2
A former Yosemite park superintendent said, "Yosemite is kind of a
bellwether for the national parks. If this can happen in Yosemite, it can
really happen anywhere in the national park system."^3
In almost all aspects of our society, Trump has tested how far he can go
to push his far-right agenda: threatening the media to silence opposition,
profiting off of the presidency, erecting monuments to himself, and
breaking the law to do it all. Now, he's testing if he can destroy
America's national parks. Our lawmakers must stop him.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Block Trump from selling off Yosemite for corporate
destruction!
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The Trump administration is putting enormous political pressure on parks
officials to sell part of Yosemite to a private real estate developer and
investment firm.^4
"Yosemite is not Donald Trump's to give away. This secretive deal betrays
the purpose of our national parks and the promise our government has kept
since Abraham Lincoln to protect Yosemite for the public and for
generations to come," said the Sierra Club.^5
Trump is willing to hand over one of America's most beloved national parks
to pull off a business deal. It would serve the country's oligarch
profiteers, not the people. Congress must speak out and ensure Trump
doesn't push through this devastating sale.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Don't let Trump sell Yosemite, and America, to the
highest bidder. Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. NOTUS, "Trump's Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private
Developer," [ [link removed] ]August 28, 2026.
2. PBS News, "National parks under strain from Trump's construction
projects and political pressure," [ [link removed] ]August 28, 2026.
3. New York Times, "Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of
Yosemite Park to Developer," [ [link removed] ]August 28, 2026.
4. NOTUS, "Trump's Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private
Developer," [ [link removed] ]August 28, 2026.
5. Sierra Club, "Sierra Club Slams Trump Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for
Private Developer," [ [link removed] ]August 28, 2026.
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