Trump to address the nation from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the 4th of July

[Cattledog]

Trump takes over Fourth of July celebration, changing its location and inserting himself into the program

President Trump has effectively taken charge of the nation’s premier Fourth of July celebration in Washington, moving the gargantuan fireworks display from its usual spot on the Mall to be closer to the Potomac River and making tentative plans to address the nation from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, according to top administration officials.

The president’s starring role has the potential to turn what has long been a nonpartisan celebration of the nation’s founding into another version of a Trump campaign rally. Officials said it is unclear how much the changes may cost, but the plans have already raised alarms among city officials and some lawmakers about the potential impact of such major alterations to a time-honored and well-organized summer tradition.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-takes-over-fourth-of-july-celebration-changing-its-location-and-inserting-himself-into-the-program/2019/05/10/40f428c0-733d-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html?utm_term=.124ffb5fcf0b

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Family BBQ, media silence in force

[Zoonart]

2. Ugh!

[elleng]

3. OH FFS!

That will piss off A LOT of people!

(Glad my granddaughter's anticipated birth will give us something ELSE to OOOh and AAAh about.)

[Totally Tunsie]

4. Pray for rain...

lots and lots of rain.

[highplainsdem]

5. Bastard.

[Turbineguy]

6. Soon

Trump will get his twitter feed connected to the Amber Alert system.

That way when he has something stupid to tweet, we'll all get a Kidnapped Child alarm on our phones.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Lincoln will spin in his grave.

Which is in Springfield, IL, but they'll be able to hear the whirring sound in D.C.

[pangaia]

8. I'm sure I am not the only one who sees this as a Fascist stunt... Not funny at all, folks!

Mussolini with yellow/orange hair.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. The skunk at the picnic.

Way to piss on a celebration, dickhead.

[Solly Mack]

17. It's more than a little troubling. He becomes the symbol of "freedom".

The reason for the celebration. America is Trump and Trump is America kind of symbol.

Not to everyone's mind, of course.

But to far too many.

It's dangerous.

[Guilded Lilly]

9. Pass.

[Vinca]

10. Pray for rain.

[Stuart G]

12. This is one of Trump's "dumber stunts." He is much to stupid to realize how stupid this is.

[pangaia]

19. It is not stupid at all. It is very, very smart. Think Mussolini. It is frightening !!!!!!

[Fiendish Thingy]

13. But, unlike his rallies, this is a public event, and all are welcome to attend

Wouldn't it be interesting if there was a chorus of boos throughout Trump's speech...

[SeattleVet]

14. If he gets to speak on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial...

we need to make sure that there is a sound system that has Lincoln making random fart noises while tRump speaks.

[yellowcanine]

15. Trumpy must think he is MLK.

Show boating grifter.

[Tanuki]

16. Another DUer posted this pic earlier this week:

Winning sand sculpture of the 2019 Texas Sand Fest:

Link to tweet

🏄?♀️

[leanforward]

18. Been there many times.

His presence will ruin it. The only reason is crowd size. Wouldn’t surprise me if the regular goers mounted a boo fest to overwhelm his speech.

Leave the event alone.

[marlakay]

20. Thank god I will be in Ireland

And no tv in bnb.