Trump is headlining fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Experts worry two things could spread: virus and wi

[Arkansas Granny]

President Trump is planning a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 3, despite a decade-long ban on pyrotechnics at the iconic spot because of concerns about public health, environmental and safety risks.

Trump has wanted to stage fireworks at the national memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills since 2018, according to two individuals familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. But the idea was scuttled or delayed by a number of his advisers, these individuals said.

The National Park Service stopped staging pyrotechnics at Mount Rushmore in 2010 out of concern that it could ignite wildfires under drought conditions. The memorial is surrounded by 1,200 acres of forested lands, including ponderosa pines, and lies next to the Black Hills National Forest’s Black Elk Wilderness.

Ian Fury, a spokesman for South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), said in an email that the National Park Service had concluded the event will not harm the environment and conducted a controlled burn earlier this month to reduce brush that could fuel a wildfire.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/06/24/trump-mount-rushmore-fireworks/?location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.1OlpsXDnnS8Ok7D65-OnApPv5dyYaVfXj90_BgOfQVw&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_trending_now&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&wpisrc=al_trending_now__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1

Is there anyone with the guts to stand up to this monster and say "no"? Why does it seem that everyone is ready to just roll over and let Trump have his way?

If he isn't voted out of office in November, we won't even know this country 4 years from now.

[mucifer]

1. we don't know this country now IMO

[SoonerPride]

2. +1

[2naSalit]

11. +2

[Nevilledog]

3. But did they rake the forests in preparation?

This has a definite "hold my beer" flavor to it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Watch. Have you ever seen a massive granite head weep?

You'll see four if he pulls this off.

He uses the entire country as a cheap political prop.

[catbyte]

5. And there's this...

[txwhitedove]

6. Yes, thank you for posting this.

[2naSalit]

12. The reason I have no desire to go and see that. ...nt

[Renew Deal]

7. How much money was wasted on a "controlled burn" so Trump could have a firework show?

[Polly Hennessey]

8. Why does he think something like

this translates into votes. His moronic base is shrinking; what is he accomplishing. The man is a walking hazard on so many levels. I agree that the thing that puzzles me also is how many people roll over for him. Is it fear of job loss, fear of ????

[Maru Kitteh]

17. He wants color photographs to hang in his ticky-tacky hotels.

I really, really think it comes down to that.

[handmade34]

9. we have become

a nation of too many ignorant cowards

[Timewas]

10. Sadly

He doesn't give a shit what anyone but himself thinks or cares about and he changes that every few seconds

[GusBob]

13. they should be worried about 3 things

virus, wildfires and security

Loud fireworks in the dark, jets thundering overhead, secret service wiped out by COVID, an outdoor venue

I'd bet the ARMY will be out tramping the thieve's road again

[greenjar_01]

14. Trump adds a new chapter to his long-standing hatred of indigenous people

What an asshole.

[Solly Mack]

15. Idiots

[Botany]

16. Around Mt. Rushmore they have bans on campfires, wood stoves, fireworks, off road vehicles right now

http://www.blackhillsfirerestrictions.com

[silverweb]

18. Someone should sell him on a laser light show.

If he's going to have his event at Mt. Rushmore no matter what, perhaps his advisors at least can talk him out of dangerous fireworks and into an equally spectacular laser light show.

Personally, I'd like to see all fireworks banned because of their fire risk, risk of injury to workers, and pollution, and replaced with light shows.