Wisconsin Examiner maintains editorial independence. Wisconsin Examiner is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Leave a little extra distance,” Trump said. “We’ll have to do that in a very interesting way. Trump told reporters in April that he planned to reprise the event this year, according to The New York Times. That event included a Trump speech from the Lincoln Memorial, tanks on display, a military flyover and a VIP section for GOP donors and supporters. They called it financially “wasteful,” pointing to the $5.4 million price tag for last year’s event. “Should the president continue with his plan to hold another ‘Salute to America’ event, it would have detrimental impacts on not only those that live in the National Capital Region, but all those who travel in from other areas of the country to attend,” they wrote. They warned that such an event would unnecessarily jeopardize health and safety and would cost millions of taxpayer dollars. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX “The Administration, including your agencies, should be focusing on helping American families, not on a vanity project for the president,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. On Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., asked the administration to immediately suspend plans for such a celebration. Those plans are taking place despite the pandemic and as lawmakers in the region have asked the administration to reconsider. The White House told the Associated Press this week that Trump intends to move ahead with a scaled-back version of last year’s massive “Salute to America” event on the National Mall. WASHINGTON - The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t upended President Donald Trump’s plans to hold a Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital this summer. Trump plans July 4 celebration despite pandemicīy Robin Bravender, Wisconsin Examiner May 29, 2020 Jennifer Wexton and Gerry Connolly signed on, as did Washington, D.C., Del. David Trone, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and Steny Hoyer. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, as well as Maryland Reps. Don Beyer and signed by Democratic lawmakers from the area - one of the hardest hit by COVID-19 - including Maryland Sens. The letter was organized by Virginia Rep. “The American people have shown tremendous courage and spirit in the fight against this global pandemic just as our forefathers did in the fight to secure our independence, and both deserve celebration on America’s birthday this year.” “As President Trump has said, there will be an Independence Day celebration this year and it will have a different look than 2019 to ensure the health and safety of those attending,” White House spokesman Judd Deere told the Associated Press.
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