Trump Admin Launches ‘Freedom Moves You’ Campaign Ahead Of America 250

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration and outside groups continue to prepare for America’s 250th anniversary, unveiling a nationwide transportation campaign that will place patriotic-themed graphics in airports, train stations, and baseball stadiums.

The Department of Transportation on Friday launched its “Freedom Moves You” initiative at Washington’s Union Station. The campaign will feature a series of civics-focused graphics donated by the Heritage Foundation, which DOT says will be displayed at transportation hubs, including New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Officials say the materials are intended to spark conversation about American history and the nation’s founding principles.

“Now more than ever, our nation needs to unite around the shared principles our founding fathers enshrined in 1776,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. “America’s 250th birthday is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity [to] bring people together, cherish our national heritage, and inspire the next generation of patriots.”

Among the graphics are slogans such as “It’s Morning Again in America. Again.” Others promote historical tourism, including one that reads “For Your Next Family Vacation, Remember The Alamo.”

The campaign is meant to highlight critical moments of American history, including the nation’s founding.

A “remember the Alamo” graphic that will be appearing at transportation hubs throughout the country. (Department of Transportation/Heritage Foundation)

“This campaign is probably the biggest that will connect all Americans, because we are all in constant movement,” Monica Crowley, chief of Protocol of the U.S., said at the launch event on Friday. “Every American will have eyes on this campaign in some form or another,” she added.

The DOT is also supporting commemorative passports to be distributed through congressional offices and “The Great American Road Trip,” a tourism initiative highlighting destinations throughout the country in partnership with corporate sponsors.

Some Democrats have pushed back on the planning for the anniversary. Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) accused the Freedom250 nonprofit, which is affiliated with the National Parks Foundation, of misusing taxpayer funds.

“Today, in a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, I exposed Freedom 250 for what it really is—a scam,” Dexter posted on X on February 10, an accusation that organizations have pushed back on, according to the Associated Press.