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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHvRA1W54LY

Jared Huffman is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee which championed the America 250 celebration planning way back in 2016. It was a bipartisan effort committed to celebrating the anniversary with a unified spirit.

He posted a video yesterday explaining how the Trump administration set up a shell company to funnel tax payer dollars into Trump and his supporters' pockets, invite foreign and corporate influence in to American policies, and harvest your personal information by the same outfit that organized the January 6th events.

Here's an AI summary of Huffman's transcript:

>The Creation of "Freedom 250" > >Sidelining the Official Commission: In 2016, a bipartisan group established a nonpartisan commission called America 250 to plan the milestone anniversary. Huffman alleges that former President Donald Trump sought control over the celebration for personal and financial gain. After failing to replace existing commissioners with loyalists, Trump allies created a shadow shell company registered in Delaware called Freedom 250. > >Dark Money and the National Park Foundation: Freedom 250 was lodged inside the National Park Foundation (a 50-year-old charitable institution). Huffman claims this allowed the entity to accept massive, anonymous donations and hide where the money went while using a trusted institution's branding. > >Defunding America 250: The White House allegedly starved the original, nonpartisan America 250 commission by whittling down its promised $100 million allotment of taxpayer money to just $25 million, redirecting the rest to Freedom 250. > >Corporate Access and Alleged Fraud > >Selling Access: Freedom 250 targeted major corporate sponsors (including Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Mastercard, United Airlines, and United Health), offering access to Trump in exchange for cash. Huffman notes this constitutes a conflict of interest, as these corporations lobby the government. > >Foreign Influence: The CEO of Freedom 250 allegedly traveled to Davos to solicit funds from foreign governments, inviting them to help shape America's birthday celebration. > >Bait-and-Switch Tactics: A whistleblower claims that fundraisers misled donors by providing Freedom 250's banking information to entities that intended to donate to the nonpartisan America 250 commission, which Huffman identifies as potential wire fraud. > >Data Harvesting and Revisionist History > >Voter Data Collection: The Freedom 250 website is operated by a company owned by Brad Parscale, Trump's longtime digital strategist. Huffman claims that citizens signing up for free events (such as the World Cup fan zone) are unknowingly handing over personal data to a political targeting operation. > >Altering Public Spaces: Park Rangers were reportedly ordered to remove factual signage regarding slavery, climate change, and the forced removal of Native Americans. > >Propaganda and Christian Nationalism: The administration allegedly spent $10 million in taxpayer funds on trucks playing PragerU videos and featuring an AI-generated George Washington. Huffman states the official playbook included scripture readings and worship nights on the National Mall, pushing a "white Christian supremacist identity" and Christian nationalism over the principle of self-government. > >Personal enrichment and Political Favors > >High-Dollar Events: The administration allegedly sold sponsorship packages and photo ops with Trump for $10 million. Additionally, a UFC ring was built on the South Lawn for Trump's 80th birthday, with seats costing $1.5 million sold to corporate executives regulated by the government. > >Insiders Contracts: Lucrative contracts were handed to close Trump allies, including Event Strategies, Inc., a firm involved in orchestrating the rallies surrounding the January 6th insurrection.