{"id":29744,"date":"2020-07-01T22:45:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T22:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/01\/trump-plans-huge-july-4-fireworks-show-despite-dcs-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:28:03","slug":"trump-plans-huge-july-4-fireworks-show-despite-dcs-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/07\/01\/trump-plans-huge-july-4-fireworks-show-despite-dcs-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump plans huge July 4 fireworks show despite DC\u2019s concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever and as many as 300,000 face masks will be given away to those who want them \u2014 but despite health concerns from D.C.\u2018s mayor, no one apparently will be required to wear them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump made no mention of the masks or of the pandemic overall in a tweet Wednesday on his Independence Day pIans. He thanked corporate donors for supporting \u201cwhat will, without question, be a special evening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Secretary David Bernhardt outlined a second year of military-focused events in the nation\u2019s capital on July Fourth, including Defense Department flyovers for a \u201cone-of-a-kind air show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s 2020 Salute to America will be a patriotic tribute to our men and women in uniform,\u201d Bernhardt said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mile-long firing of 10,000 fireworks will be \u201cthe largest in recent memory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/27\/pentagon-to-provide-1700-troops-aircraft-and-other-support-to-independence-day-festivities\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Trump_fourth_016.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon to provide 1,700 troops, aircraft and other support to Independence Day festivities<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved a Department of the Interior request for DOD support to the 2020 Salute to America.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July Fourth comes as Americans are dealing with surging cases of COVID-19 and confusion over best practices in public, especially on masks. Trump has been criticized for pushing to go ahead with large campaign rallies and other public gatherings, like the upcoming holiday event, despite the increased risks of infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those deeply concerned is Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, who doesn\u2019t have the right to shut down the holiday spectacle because it\u2019s on federal land, but warned the federal government about the obvious dangers of such a large crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowser said she had briefly read through the Interior Department\u2019s statement on the July Fourth plans and believed they were not consistent with established health guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know this is a special event for the Department of Interior. We\u2019ve communicated to them that we do not think this is in keeping with the best CDC and Department of Health guidance. But this event will take place entirely on federal property,\u201d Bowser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington is currently in phase 2 of its reopening plans, and Bowser asked district residents to avoid large crowds and celebrate July Fourth at or near their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are giving D.C. residents the same message about any of their outings for the holiday weekend. Ask yourself, do you need to be there,\u201d she said. \u201cAsk yourself, can you anticipate or know who all is going to be around you? If you go downtown, do you know if you\u2019ll be able to social distance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior officials planned to have 300,000 face coverings on hand to give away at the National Mall. Bernhardt said visitors would be encouraged to wear masks and keep a six-foot distance from one another. There was no indication that would be mandatory, despite the recommendations of health officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s recommendations on masks \u2014 which say the face coverings \u201care most likely to reduce the spread of COVID-19 when they are widely used by people in public settings\u201d \u2014 are not mandatory in themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president has said that we should follow our local authorities with masks, so that\u2019s the decision,\u201d McEnany said. \u201cHe encourages people to follow those authorities. CDC guidelines, I\u2019d also note, say recommended but not required and we are very much looking forward to the Fourth of July celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to host events from the White House south lawn and from the Ellipse on Saturday, the day after Trump attends a separate fireworks display and public gathering at Mount Rushmore.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/07\/03\/military-hardware-at-lincoln-memorial-for-trumps-big-july-4\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19184628138912.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military hardware at Lincoln Memorial for Trump\u2019s big July 4<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The military hardware is moving into place. So are the protesters. And, ever the showman, President Donald Trump is promising the \u201cshow of a lifetime\u201d on the National Mall for the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s event is expected to roll out without military vehicles. After Trump had expressed admiration for France\u2019s military-themed parades, last year\u2019s Independence Day events, featuring an address by Trump near the Lincoln Memorial and military flyover, included stationary displays of Bradley fighting vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Government Accountability Office report last week estimated the partial price tag of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/07\/11\/rough-total-for-trumps-july-fourth-extravaganza-54m\/\" target=_blank>last year\u2019s Salute to America at $13 million<\/a>, twice as much as previous years&#8217;, in part because of the cost of including the Bradleys. Like last year, donations are helping support part of the cost of the July Fourth events, Bernhardt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This story has been corrected to show that costs of last year\u2019s July 4th event were in a report by the Government Accountability Office, not by the Interior Department inspector general.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever and as many as 300,000 face masks will be given away to those who want them \u2014 but despite health concerns from D.C.\u2018s mayor, no one apparently will be required to wear 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