{"id":206,"date":"2026-07-05T14:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:42:40","slug":"july-4-in-washington-dc-heres-what-trump-has-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"July 4 in Washington, DC: Here\u2019s what Trump has planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\"><em>This story appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-logoff-newsletter-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Logoff<\/a>, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/pages\/logoff-newsletter-trump-administration-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\"><strong>Welcome to The Logoff:<\/strong> Hi readers, happy Thursday! The Logoff will be off tomorrow ahead of July 4. But before I go in search of a hot dog, let\u2019s talk about how President Donald Trump is celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\"><strong>What\u2019s happening?<\/strong> The celebration has been underway since last week, when the Great American State Fair kicked off on the National Mall. By and large, it\u2019s not going very well: Reviews have ranged from merely underwhelming to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonian.com\/2026\/06\/26\/i-went-to-trumps-great-american-state-fair-it-was-bleaker-than-i-expected\/\">bleaker than expected<\/a>.\u201d On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronParnas\/status\/2072761972303737212?s=20\">a piece of the stage fell from the rafters<\/a>, narrowly missing performers as they rehearsed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\">But the show will have to wait until some TBD time, likely late at night \u2014 or potentially very early in the morning on July 5 \u2014 for Trump to speak. On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KristenhCNN\/status\/2072410631962005967?s=20\">he boasted<\/a> that \u201cit\u2019s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I\u2019m going to go, and I\u2019m going to make a really long speech just to show that I can do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\"><strong>Why does this matter?<\/strong> Trump\u2019s monomaniacal focus on <em>his<\/em> version of America has come at the cost of a bigger, more inclusive celebration of the country\u2019s semiquincentennial. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/agencies\/doge-cut-small-town-america-250th-funding\">As the news site NOTUS reported earlier this week<\/a>, Trump\u2019s DOGE initiative previously slashed funding for local celebrations \u2014 and is now refusing to dole out congressionally appropriated funds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\">On a national level, Trump has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/trump-250-great-american-state-fair\/687456\/\">channeled money meant for America250<\/a> \u2014 the bipartisan group created by Congress \u2014 into his own Freedom 250, a Trump administration-backed public-private group with a distinctly partisan slant. On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/02\/donors-were-misled-by-trump-backed-freedom-250-house-democrats-allege\/\">congressional Democrats also alleged<\/a> that Trump misled donors who intended to support America250 by providing routing and account numbers for Freedom 250 instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">And with that, it\u2019s time to log off\u2026<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\">Let\u2019s end on an upbeat, patriotic note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/493530\/united-states-1976-bicentennial-economy-health-jobs?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6InVyTnNHamdmbmMiLCJwIjoiL2Z1dHVyZS1wZXJmZWN0LzQ5MzUzMC91bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLTE5NzYtYmljZW50ZW5uaWFsLWVjb25vbXktaGVhbHRoLWpvYnMiLCJleHAiOjE3ODQyMzY3NTIsImlhdCI6MTc4MzAyNzE1Mn0.-PU96t0KQNTjKaJ0W-rQfbrPN_uWzjcWK55yjH9nL1s&amp;utm_medium=gift-link\">As my colleague Bryan Walsh explains<\/a>, for all of our troubles, the United States is by many metrics doing far better than it was on America\u2019s bicentennial 50 years ago. And as Constance Grady argues, there\u2019s plenty of good in America <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/492507\/world-cup-us-tourism-reactions-trump-america-soft-power?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6Imd1YmtuQlZQaFoiLCJwIjoiL2N1bHR1cmUvNDkyNTA3L3dvcmxkLWN1cC11cy10b3VyaXNtLXJlYWN0aW9ucy10cnVtcC1hbWVyaWNhLXNvZnQtcG93ZXIiLCJleHAiOjE3ODQyMzYxNzcsImlhdCI6MTc4MzAyNjU3N30.NxcWNNrr1RcK_5pYEuzDdyDViUprCxt3sraZDtcCjeg&amp;utm_medium=gift-link\">that Trump can\u2019t quash<\/a>. (They\u2019re both gift links.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\">Plus, a World Cup thing: The USMNT is heading to the round of 16 next week! In the meantime, I\u2019m loving the team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USMNT\/status\/2072503799323951494?s=20\">musical<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usmntonly\/status\/2072743394959581190?s=20\">celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _10sa9omi itxwjq1 itxwjq0 pn04iq1\">Thanks for reading, have a great holiday, and we\u2019ll see you back here on Monday!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, happy Thursday! 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