U.S. President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to 'tear down' the nation's history.
KEYSTONE, S.D. -- U.S. President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to "tear down" the nation's history. He's adding the condemnation of those who pull down statues to a big fireworks show and his more traditional July Fourth praise of America's past and values.
The president was to preside over a fireworks display at an event expected to draw thousands, even as coronavirus cases spike across the country. Enthusiastic attendees were unlikely to disqualify themselves "because they developed a cough the day of or the day before," Mayor Steve Allender said. Leaders of several Native American tribes in the region also raised concerns that the event could lead to virus outbreaks among their members, who they say are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 because of an underfunded health care system and chronic health conditions.
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