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Top Trump official touts how DC makeover is proof America is rejecting 'decline by choice'
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defends President Donald Trump's infrastructure projects in Washington, D.C., highlighting efforts to restore memorials, reduce graffiti, and improve public spaces as proof that America is rejecting decline. The administration has spent over $400 million on projects including the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and White House ballroom, while the Department of the Interior reports removing graffiti, homeless encampments, and repairing roads and monuments.
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