Claim: The American Battle Monuments Commission uses its $75.1 million dollar budget to protect American monuments.
Evidence: $75.1 million (2017) The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is an independent agency of the United States government that administers, operates, and maintains permanent U.S. military cemeteries, memorials and monuments both inside and outside the United States. The ABMC has been the caretaker of cemeteries, monuments and memorials for World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Mexican–American War.