In a major break with tradition, Donald Trump is putting himself at the centre of the action on July 4th
INDEPENDENCE DAY, which commemorates America serving notice to Britain in 1776, has for decades been scrupulously non-political. Presidents have tended to stay home and host celebrations at the White House or to visit festivities around the country. They have not appeared on the National Mall, the iconic two-mile strip of grass that runs from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol, and they have not made prime-time televised speeches.
Mr Trump’s aides say the event is designed to be patriotic rather than political. But for the president to commandeer what has traditionally been a non-partisan event has naturally sparked concerns that he is turning July 4th into a campaign event. He has already broken with presidential norms by using official visits to military bases to lay into the Democrats. Steny Hoyer, the Democratic House Majority leader, accused Mr Trump of turning July 4th into a “political rally”.
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