President Joe Biden designated Camp Hale in Colorado, a training site for World War II-era soldiers, a national monument, the first of his presidency.
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President Joe Biden created his first national monument on Wednesday, protecting for future generations a rugged landscape in the heart of the Rocky Mountains where the legendary 10th Mountain Division trained for alpine warfare during World War II.
Biden traveled to Colorado for the designation of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument. "This is the story of America the beautiful," Biden said before signing the declaration next to two of the few surviving veterans of the division. "You just can feel the power in this place."
Biden also announced he's blocking new mining claims and mineral leases on approximately 225,000 acres in the Thompson Divide area of western Colorado for at least two years and possibly for two decades.
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I figured he was there to change the name of it
Biden’s like: “Now get me out of this cold, windy hell hole.”
Priorities 💯💯
this is fkn weird
Great now everyone is going to go out there and ruin it!
50,000 acres is a lot 🤣
Jotato doesn’t know where he was 2 minutes ago. He has zero recollection.
Whomever staged this event should be jailed for elderly abuse.
What happened in the Danchenko Trial today??? Do your job.
The entire crowd in one camera shot
Do you even know where this national monument is? It’s not like it’s in a metro area.
No one is going to drive 200 miles away for a photo op, if it was in downtown Denver it would be packed.
I don’t like Biden that much but think with your head. I know it’s hard for your types
@Jonas Hemmer yeah, people would have driven for miles for Trump though…
Biden visits camp ‘dufuq he say’
“I may have dementia, but at least I don’t have dementia. C’mon man!” – Brandon
richest country in the world and we couldnt get the camera footage to be over 240p
Hello, I’m General James Charles McConville from. Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, I’m presently in Ukraine helping with Heavy war machines, weapons, Are you from the states. 🇺🇸
I’m sure the scouts hated his presence.
“I’d like to begin my speech with 2 words. Let’s go Brandon. As you all know, I agree.” – Joe Brandon
Trolling is the last desperate act of a dying political movement
@James Ricker it’s not trolling when it’s true. You voted for a vegetable and now the country is spiraling downward because of it
Does anybody else notice the racist sign in the back. It needs to get tore down!
Joe can’t even remember where his son died
Donald Trump can’t even remember his son’s names
This is for the land 🇺🇸
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Wow I’m just shocked you mentioned expert Brittney thought I’m the only one trading with her
Haha 80 million votes.
Does he even know where he’s at?
Imagine being a dem and having to pretend that Biden is competent 😂