A very Trump July 4 |
How Trump took over America’s 250th, briefly explained.
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Welcome to The Logoff: 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’s talk about how President Donald Trump is celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
What’s happening? The celebration has been underway since last week, when the Great American State Fair kicked off on the National Mall. By and large, it’s not going very well: Reviews have ranged from merely underwhelming to “bleaker than expected.” On Thursday, a piece of the stage fell from the rafters, narrowly missing performers as they rehearsed.
The main event, of course, will be this weekend. Trump reportedly wants to set a world record with a 40-minute, 850,000-shell fireworks display, which........