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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama designated Bears Ears as a national monument and while that in itself created wide-ranging reactions from politicians to conservation activists, an online gaffe from the White House garnered a reaction as well.
The official White House account tweeted an image with the caption: “Bears Ears and Gold Butte National Monuments protect over 1 million acres of sacred sites, spectacular scenery, and important natural and cultural resources in the desert landscapes of southeastern Utah and southern Nevada.”
"Today’s actions will help protect this cultural legacy" —@POTUS on designating two new national monuments: https://t.co/XCam0s1OInpic.twitter.com/OwFVTVSKT6 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 28, 2016
The problem? The photo wasn’t of either monument; rather, a popular site in Arches National Park, which is located about 100 miles northeast of Bears Ears.
And some people noticed.
Area pictured: the Three Gossips, in Arches. Not at all a part of the proposed #BearsEars monument. #utpolhttps://t.co/F6iIKEsegE
— Senator Hatch Office (@SenOrrinHatch) December 29, 2016
The World Travel Guide on the Three Gossips, in Arches. Featured in White House proclamation/tweets on #BearsEarshttps://t.co/rrjeYHtXBJpic.twitter.com/72NeSeCQmJ
— Senator Hatch Office (@SenOrrinHatch) December 29, 2016
How do we know this was an out-of-state designation? This photo is from Arches, not from #BearsEars. #utpolhttps://t.co/f2xrCpX18W
— Senator Hatch Office (@SenOrrinHatch) December 29, 2016
Classic. @WhiteHouse pic is Arches not monuments. Couldn't find a pic of Bears Ears & doesn't even know where it is. #WorstPresidentEverhttps://t.co/odaZQoQP4B
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) December 29, 2016
@WhiteHouse@POTUS I may be mistaken, but isn't that Arches National Park in the picture?
— Patrick J Grijalva (@unbornphoenix) December 29, 2016
@WhiteHouse@POTUS Not trying to tell you how to do your job, but that's Arches National Park. You'd know this, if you ever visited utah.
— Josh G (@JoshUtahPosse) December 29, 2016
@WhiteHouse@POTUS you should 100% be sure what you are posting before you post it. This is NOT Bears Ears... it's Arches National Park...
— TeCara Lawley (@TeCara_Lawley) December 29, 2016
