1:05
- ABC News
- Donald Trump
- July 2, 2020
Trump boosts July 4th fireworks, DC mayor objects
The city's mayor calls the potential large crowds a major health risk.
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Even before crowds gather on the National Mall to watch the flyovers and fireworks display, protest groups say they will hold a march calling for an end to racial inequality in the United States.
Organizer say a George Floyd Memorial March on Washington is expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Memorial and end at the Ellipse just south of the White House, where Trump will later be hosting his second annual \"Salute to America\" event.
That will be the second celebration the president will attend in two days. On Friday, he and the first lady travel to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for a flyover and fireworks display, where GOP Gov. Kristi Noem has said social distancing will not be enforced, face coverings will remain optional, and crowds of over 7,000 are expected to gather, according to state officials.
\"We're going to have a tremendous July third, and then we're coming back here, celebrating the Fourth of July in Washington, D.C.,\" Trump said on Thursday.
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While the July Fourth fireworks are taking place over Bowser’s objections, the White House has scaled down the \"Salute to America\" part of the celebration.
Trump had said in the spring that he wanted a repeat of last year's event he heavily promoted, complete with multiple military vehicles placed at the Lincoln Memorial.
That event, according to the Government Accountability Office, cost taxpayers $13 million, double that of previous years.
The 2019 “Salute to America” also caused tension between the city government and the White House because the event required extra security and road closures beyond the already heightened security needed for the holiday events.
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Despite the downsizing, this year's \"Salute to America\" -- moved to the White House South Lawn -- will still have a military flair.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will perform a flyover above the National Mall, and over 10,000 fireworks are expected to be set off during a 35-minute show, one of the largest in recent history, according to the Department of the Interior.
In addition to the event in Washington, the Pentagon said it will conduct military flyovers over Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore on Saturday.
Planes will begin the flyovers at about 4 p.m. over Boston and then work their way down the coast before joining other aircraft flying over the capital. Some 1,700 service members will be involved in supporting these events, according to the Department of Defense.
Thanking corporate donors in a tweet Wednesday evening, the president said the Saturday event will “without question, be a special evening.”
Special thank you to the @UnitedWarVets, @GrucciFireworks, @Scotts_MGro, and @FedEx — for their support of what will, without question, be a special evening! #Salute2America https://t.co/QmI58d1gcD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
The Saturday flyovers over the National Mall in Washington are expected to begin around 6:45 p.m. and the fireworks display is set to start at 9:07 p.m.
ABC News' Stephanie Ebbs, Luis Martinez, Benjamin Gittleson, Jordyn Phelps contributed to this report.
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