Trump caught using taxpayer cash for bizarre paving obsession

Insiders unmask Trump's private pet projects list that has left national parks to rot

While President Donald Trump gilds horse statues and swaps out brick paver steps at the White House, dumpsters overflow and wildfires threaten remote parks across America, insiders told The Atlantic that the rot is only beginning.The National Park Service now runs a three-tier funding scheme, according to documents and five current and former officials cited by The Atlantic's Michael Scherer. There's the untouchable "White House priorities" list…

Trump caught using taxpayer cash for bizarre paving obsession

Under Trump, the National Park Service has allowed thousands of park projects across the country languish while only the handful that he considers to be priorities have been fast-tracked, wrote The Atlantic's Michael Scherer on Thursday.Citing internal documents and interviews, Scherer reported that Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum has established a "White House priorities" docket that pushed pavers for Lafayette Park, removing a golf course fe…