All for his big ego.
4th of July celebration on the National Mall usually costs about $2 million. Trump has gone over that just with the money he stole from our National Parks.
Since the 1950s, presidents have had next to no involvement in the National Mall 4th of July celebration, keeping it a nonpartisan, apolitical event that any American can attend to celebrate the nation’s birth. Trump plans to speak this year, the first president to do so since 1951. In a tweet, he made it pretty clear that he considers himself the centerpiece of this event.
HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It will be called “A Salute To America” and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite President, me!On top of all that, Trump’s staffers have been distributing VIP tickets to his donors and members to the RNC. DNC members confirm they haven’t been offered any.
“We’ve never seen anything like this,” New Mexico Senator Tom Udall told reporters. “No ticketed political event should be paid for with taxpayer dollars.”Get daily updates, kick-ass content, and curated recommendations.
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