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Originally Published: 06 DEC 25 10:14 ET By Kaanita Iyer, CNN

(CNN) — National park visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump ’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National Park Service overhauled its free admission calendar.

Admission fees have been waived on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for years, including throughout Trump’s first administration. Juneteenth was added as an entrance fee free day in 2024.

The changes come as Trump has made eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts a centerpiece of his administration. Earlier this year, on Juneteenth — the oldest regular US celebration of the end of slavery — the president criticiz

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