Trump National Parks History Order
Definition
An informal reference to Executive Order 14253, issued by President Donald Trump in March 2025, directing federal agencies including the National Park Service to review and revise interpretive signs, exhibits, and materials in national parks, monuments, and historic sites to 'restore truth and sanity to American history' by removing content related to climate change, Native American narratives, and other topics deemed partisan or ideological.
A policy initiative under the Trump administration leading to the removal of signage on sensitive historical and scientific topics in U.S. national parks, sparking lawsuits and controversy over alleged erasure of history and science.
Examples
The Trump National Parks History Order has masterfully cleared the air at Glacier National Park—literally, by scrubbing all mentions of shrinking glaciers.
Visitors to Bears Ears now praise the Trump National Parks History Order for letting the landscape speak for itself, unburdened by ancient Native tales.
Thanks to the Trump National Parks History Order, Big Bend's signs celebrate pure American exceptionalism, with nary a whisper of environmental doom.
Leaked memos from the Trump National Parks History Order review prove once again that ignoring science is the sanest path to historical bliss.