Four massive bronze horses positioned along the roads surrounding the Lincoln Memorial are getting a glow up for America’s 250th anniversary on July 4. The National Park Service handed a $5 million contract to a gilding studio in Maryland to cover the statues with a thick layer of 23.75 karat gold leaf. Kainaz Amaria/NOTUS
Today’s notice: James Talarico is talking about the “manliness” thing. The House Freedom Caucus is shrinking. And you aren’t imagining it: Trump’s face is everywhere.
Money. Statues. Passports. Water fountains. What do all those things have in common? They are inanimate objects Donald Trump (and/or his allies) wants to put his mark on, either by adorning said objects with his literal face or beautifying them with taxpayer money.
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