{"id":170982,"date":"2021-01-18T22:19:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/donkey-kong-arcade-billy-mitchell-trump-executive-order-national-garden-american-heroes\/"},"modified":"2021-01-18T22:19:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:19:18","slug":"no-donkey-kong-record-holder-billy-mitchell-is-not-part-of-the-national-garden-of-american-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/18\/no-donkey-kong-record-holder-billy-mitchell-is-not-part-of-the-national-garden-of-american-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Donkey Kong Record Holder Billy Mitchell is Not Part of the National Garden of American Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden\u00a0will be inaugurated on January 20, outgoing President Donald Trump is using his remaining days to prepare around 100 pardons and commutations, according to CNN, and sign new Executive Orders. One Executive Order issued today offers guidance on building a “National Garden of American Heroes,” but video game fans noted a potentially odd appearance: William “Billy” Mitchell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The creation of this National Garden was initiated by Trump with a task force through Executive Order 13934 on July 3, 2020, and today’s updates provide “additional direction” now that the “first phase of its work” has been completed. According to amendment 4(b), the site will recognize “historically significant Americans;” those who made substantive contributions to America’s public life or history.<\/p>\n

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Among the 244 names listed are former Presidents including Abraham Lincoln<\/a> and Franklin D. Roosevelt; civil rights activists like Harriet Tubman and Ida B. Wells; and cultural figures such as Muhammad Ali, Alex Trebek, and Jackie Robinson. However, the Billy Mitchell included is not\u00a0who anyone invested in American video game culture may expect.<\/p>\n

Daily Caller White House correspondent Anders Hagstrom confirmed with officials that the National Garden will feature Brigadier General Billy\u00a0Mitchell, the “Stormy Petrel of the Air” who is considered the Father of the U.S. Air Force. Infamous Donkey Kong<\/em>\u00a0and Pac-Man<\/em>\u00a0record-holder Billy Mitchell, who had his Guinness World Records reinstated<\/a>\u00a0last year after they were stripped following questions stirred by his appearance in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong<\/em>, will not receive a statute.<\/p>\n