AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Trump says he'll headline July 4 rally in D.C.
President Trump is billing Washington D.C.'s July 4 celebration of 250 years of American independence as a political rally for himself. Why it matters: Turning America's birthday into a Trump rally underscores the tension in the nation's capital between bipartisan celebrations of U.S history and the partisan spectacle of Trump's presidency. Driving the news: The morning after a UFC bash on White House grounds that coincided with his 80th birthday, Trump announced on Truth Social that "at The Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, in beautiful and safe Washington D.C., we are going to host the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all" on July 4. - He pitched his speech as remarks "you will not want to miss" to be followed by a…
President Trump is billing Washington D.C.'s July 4 celebration of 250 years of American independence as a political rally for himself. Why it matters: Turning America's birthday into a Trump rally underscores the tension in the nation's capital between bipartisan celebrations of U.S history and the partisan spectacle of Trump's presidency. Driving the news: The morning after a UFC bash on White House grounds that coincided with his 80th birthday, Trump announced on Truth Social that "at The Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, in beautiful and safe Washington D.C., we are going to host the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all" on July 4. - He pitched his speech as remarks "you will not want to miss" to be followed by a…Open