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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,428 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:46 PM 4 hrs ago

Trump says July 4 National Mall celebration will double as a 'Trump rally'

By Jarrett Renshaw

June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a July 4 celebration on the ‌National Mall marking the nation's 250th anniversary would double as ‌one of his signature rallies, blurring the line between official commemoration and political event.

Critics ​have accused Trump of using presidential events and public spaces to promote his political brand, and his decision to label the celebration as a rally is likely to intensify that scrutiny.

"We are going to ‌host the most spectacular ⁠TRUMP RALLY of them all, a 'TRIBUTE TO AMERICA,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The event is part ⁠of the administration's broader "Freedom 250" programming. Trump said it will feature military bands, flyovers and a large-scale fireworks display between the Lincoln Memorial ​and the ​Washington Monument.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-july-4-national-161800507.html

Because Trump hates America and wants to make it all about himself.

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Trump says July 4 National Mall celebration will double as a 'Trump rally' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 4 hrs ago OP
Fuk him dweller 4 hrs ago #1
So he is paying for it, right? SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #2
Gee, like nobody saw that coming. mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #3
Surprise? electric_blue68 2 hrs ago #4
Way to totally ruin the holiday. City Lights 2 hrs ago #5
Wouldn't that be a violation of the Hatch Act Dave says 2 hrs ago #6
"You'll thrill as Donny fist-pumps to the beat of YMCA. You'll want to mark your bingo card struggle4progress 2 hrs ago #7
July 4th is one of my favorite Cha 1 hr ago #8
I bet we could have more anti-Trump protesters there than Trump supporters, if we cared to try.... Jack Valentino 1 hr ago #9

City Lights

(26,146 posts)
5. Way to totally ruin the holiday.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:07 PM
2 hrs ago

July 4th has been my least favorite holiday for quite some time now. I detest fireworks.They freak out my cats.

struggle4progress

(127,018 posts)
7. "You'll thrill as Donny fist-pumps to the beat of YMCA. You'll want to mark your bingo card
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:15 PM
2 hrs ago

as Donny mentions Sleepy Joe and big strong men with tears in their eyes. You'll stay up all night following his posts as he compares himself to Jesus and dumps on the Pope as a very stupid man. This will be the most incredible nobody thought it could happen and I won in 2020 actually beat crooked Hillary a word that I made up did you know nobody ever said crooked until I said it that's what they're saying nobody now everybody"

Cha

(321,377 posts)
8. July 4th is one of my favorite
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:49 PM
1 hr ago

holidays. It's about family and friends celebrating our history.

And there are beautiful displays of Firedworks!

Pedohead is not ruining it for my family. ☮️💙🌻🕯️🕊️

Jack Valentino

(5,336 posts)
9. I bet we could have more anti-Trump protesters there than Trump supporters, if we cared to try....
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:52 PM
1 hr ago

and the American moderates and liberals really SHOULD reclaim
the "Don't Tread On Me" flag! They are now being 'tread on' by Trump
much more deliberately and 'with malice aforethought' and outright HATRED
than conservatives, Republicans and so-called 'tea-baggers'
were ever 'tread upon' by Presidents Obama and Biden!! Honestly,
their use of that flag against Obama/Biden lacked any basis in fact---
their major complaint boiled down to
"we lost some elections, and we are SORE LOSERS!"

THAT Flag was a symbol of resistance to a tyrannical KING---
and we ALL know who most resembles THAT, just now !!!

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