But few people know about the secret project Borglum was working ... with the federal government about funding and control of Mount Rushmore - which he never technically completed.

The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story of struggle — and to some, desecration. The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota Sioux, the original occupants of the area when white settlers arrived.

President Donald Trump keeps a sculpture in his office showing an altered Mount Rushmore which includes his face, posts widely shared on X claim. President Donald Trump keeps a sculpture in his ...