President Donald Trump visited Utah Monday afternoon for a quick announcement that resulted in the dramatic reduction of both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
The Beehive State now has five smaller monuments in the prior two’s place. Trump reduced Bears Ears into two monuments totaling 202,000 acres and Grand Staircase-Escalante into three monuments totaling a little over 1 million acres.
The Salt Lake Tribune had reporters and photographers across Salt Lake City to document the whirlwind visit. You can see photos from Trump’s different stops — and of the resulting protests — below.
Protestors gather at the State Capitol
Trump arrives in Utah
Trump visits the LDS Church’s Welfare Square
Protesters block State Street
For more information on Trump’s visit, click on any of the following stories:<br>•Meet the 5 new monuments in Utah — 2 million acres smaller than Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante<br>•What’s in, what’s out of Utah’s new monuments<br>•Read Trump’s proclamation replacing Bears Ears with two far smaller monuments<br>•Read Donald Trump’s proclamation replacing Grand Staircase with three smaller monuments•Trump tours Welfare Square looking for ‘tuna fish,’ praises ‘good stuff’ the Mormon church does and vows to protect religious freedom<br>•Live: Protesters disperse from downtown streets, smaller group heads back to Utah Capitol after Trump visit<br>•Utah reacts to President Trump’s visit and his monument announcements
