Trump Keeps July 4 on the National Mall Amid Storms
TL;DR
Amid severe storms and a mass evacuation on the National Mall, officials debated canceling the Fourth of July celebration, but President Trump personally intervened to keep the event alive, inviting attendees back, delivering a late-night speech, and overseeing a massive fireworks show to mark America's 250th birthday.
- Officials wanted to cancel July 4 celebrations on the National Mall for weather. Then Trump stepped in Yahoo
- Trump says he overruled plan to cancel Mall celebration amid weather evacuations The Washington Post
- What Trump’s July 4 Speech Revealed The Atlantic
- National Mall to reopen after weather evacuation at July 4 celebrations WUSA9
- Media attacks Donald Trump's Fourth of July celebration, claiming it 'sullied' America 250 Yahoo
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