Trump overrules cancellation as 250th July Fourth celebration goes on despite evacuations
TL;DR
President Trump said he personally overruled a recommendation to cancel the July Fourth Salute to America on the National Mall after approaching storms and sweltering heat forced evacuations, and despite the chaos, the event proceeded with a late-night fireworks display.
- Trump says he overruled plan to cancel Mall celebration amid weather evacuations The Washington Post
- National Mall to reopen after weather evacuation at July 4 celebrations WUSA9
- What Trump’s July 4 Speech Revealed The Atlantic
- Trump Delivers Address on America’s 250th Birthday: ‘Nobody Can Be Like Us’ WSJ
- Trump Said a Bunch of Weird Stuff About History in July 4th Speech Rolling Stone
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