Officials wanted to cancel July 4 celebrations on the National Mall for weather. Then Trump stepped in
- President Donald Trump said he personally intervened to keep the National Mall’s Fourth of July celebration alive after severe weather triggered a mass evacuation and lengthy delays.
- “When I heard that it was cancelled, I immediately overturned that decision,” Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social.
- He hailed the evening — meant to commemorate America’s semiquintennial — as a “spectacular” success despite the interruptions.
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- President Donald Trump said he personally intervened to keep the National Mall’s Fourth of July celebration alive after severe weather triggered a mass evacuation and lengthy delays.
- “When I heard that it was cancelled, I immediately overturned that decision,” Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social.
- He hailed the evening — meant to commemorate America’s semiquintennial — as a “spectacular” success despite the interruptions.
Sources: The Independent