President Donald Trump will host “the most spectacular Trump rally” at the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument on July 4, complete with a massive fireworks show and military band performance.
Monday morning, the president announced, via Truth Social, he would add another rally to the lineup of activities in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary – this time on Independence Day. It comes after Trump said he would make himself the headliner for a rally on June 24, the day before the Great American State Fair.
The July 4 rally will feature “Patriotic Melodies,” “American Classics,” and the president’s personal playlist, which he insisted will have “none of those people that put you to sleep and constantly complain.”
In addition to music, performed by military bands, orchestras and ceremonial units, the president promised the rally would include military flyovers and airshow as well as the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY.”
The rally will begin at 7 p.m. ET on July 4 against the backdrop of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The president has consistently boasted about the clairty and beauty of the pool because he ordered construction on it to clear it of a green tint from algae blooming. Although, “residual” algae re-emerged on the pool this past weekend.
Trump’s July 4 rally announcement is the just latest example of the president using America’s 250th anniversary to host events for himself or make himself the center of public celebrations.
In addition to the rally for the Great American State Fair, the president held a UFC Freedom 250 cage match on the White House lawn Sunday, the same day as Trump’s 80th birthday. Trump framed the cage fight as a 250 celebration, though the fight was invite-only and closed to most of the press.
Last year, Trump made a similar move when he held a military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary as well as his 79th birthday.
The Trump administration has also begun initiatives to create commemorative government-issued items that contain images of Trump. That includes proposed gold coins featuring the president’s face, passports that feature Trump’s face and a $250 bill with Trump’s face.
In anticipation of America’s 250th, the White House launched a public-private partnership called Freedom 250 – despite the fact that Congress had already created a bipartisan initiative called America 250 years earlier.
Freedom 250’s website has not listed Trump’s rally as an official celebration yet. The website does list a “Salute to America 250 Celebration & Fireworks” event on the National Mall for the same date. That event is free and open to the public though they encourage guests to register advance.
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