Trump makes plans to mark the nation's 250th anniversary celebration and recognize 'American heroes'

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Associated Press, via ABC News

Trump makes plans to mark the nation's 250th anniversary celebration and recognize 'American heroes'
President Donald Trump is making plans to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press
January 29, 2025, 12:37 PM

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is making plans to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument.

Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.

The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.

In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others. ... No site was selected and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed the create the monument.

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-makes-plans-mark-nations-250th-anniversary-celebration-118227452

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Warning: annoying autoplay video.

You knew this was never going to go away.

Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2025/01/trump-revives-plan-for-garden-of-american-heroes/

Trump Revives Plan For “Garden Of American Heroes”
January 29, 2025

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On January 18, 2021, Executive Order 13934 was amended to list who would be in the "National Garden of American Heroes."
https://www.democraticunderground.com/11636694
Sat Jan 18, 2025

On this day, January 18, 2021, Trump signed Executive Order 13978: "Building the National Garden of American Heroes."
https://www.democraticunderground.com/11636691
Sat Jan 18, 2025

[jls4561]

1. I will look forward to the reenactment of Washington's troops storming the airfields.

Not.

[DBoon]

13. and the Bowling Green Massacre

and the Battle of Visalia

[NYC Liberal]

2. How does this help with the cost of groceries?

[CTyankee]

53. It doesn't. It is a total distraction. Blind 'em with bullshit.

[Lovie777]

3. No views from me......

[Bengus81]

4. You mean the LOSERS and SUCKERS Trump or the NAZI'S you had storm our Capitol

in a coup to take over the Country?? Which will it be?

[Ray Bruns]

5. I'm just wondering how many confederate generals will be listed?

[GB_RN]

11. Well...

He’s already got the neoConfederate, (In)Justice Antonin Scalia on his list. So…if Scalia is a hero, I don’t wanna hear any more about this.

[hlthe2b]

6. WHat's 250 years, after all?... I'll wait to the 300th if there is anything left of ANY of us)...

Uggh. As bad as every one of the days will be with him in office, I can't imagine that one... uggh.

[Marie Marie]

7. Wanna bet he sneaks in some type of Military Parade

and as always, be the center of attention?

[durablend]

17. Tanks in the streets, no doubt

Him in a 10 star general cosplay getup.

[DENVERPOPS]

42. He is literally wetting his pants (diaper)

just thinking about it..........He wanted a military parade, for his inauguration during his first term, just like the parades Russia has and China has in honor of their top guys. You know a couple dozen of our massive tanks, a mile of the military trucks hauling nuclear rockets, thousands and thousands of marching soldiers all saluting him as our commander in chief,..... but the Military Generals here wouldn't let him have it.......because of the tremendous weight of the vehicles, esp the ones with traks the road would be demolished and take six months to completely rebuild.

This time he got snowed out, (pussy).......so maybe he will do it on July 4th! After he is finished firing or demoting those Generals who refused his parade in the first term....... Of course, if he holds it on July 4th, there may be a group of our U.S. Senators over in Russia with Putin, having dinner on July 4th, like they had done previously......

[travelingthrulife]

8. As he drives the stake through the heart of our country.

[Vinca]

9. I doubt Whitney Houston or Harriet Tubman would want any part of that.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Is he celebrating the end of democracy?

We had a good run.

[DENVERPOPS]

43. Like some Frenchman said

when we first formed our Democracy........

"A democracy will last until some individuals, or some group of individuals figure out that they can vote themselves money"

[Think. Again.]

12. Shall we start planning and organizing...

...public "celebrations of life" (aka funerals) for our dearly departed Democracy to counter the nazi's july 4 2026 celebrations?

[Paladin]

14. Looking forward to trump's attempt to pronounce "semiquincentennial."

And it figures that trump would seek to honor Davy Crockett (who died for the sake of keeping slavery alive and well in Texas), and Antonin Scalia (one of the most clueless shitheads ever to serve on the Supreme Court). I'm just surprised that Whitney Houston and Harriet Tubman made the cut.

[DENVERPOPS]

44. Since he nominated

Kristi Noem for a high office in his administration, she will nominate him for a place on the Mt. Rushmore Monument in South Dakota!!!!!!!!

[Turbineguy]

15. Bread and Circuses.

[electric_blue68]

18. There's nothing wrong with celebrations in general...

However this will probably uniquely awful. Will skip!

[Zorro]

16. His statue will be front and center

[electric_blue68]

20. and taller?

Blargh, anyway.

[electric_blue68]

19. Kmowing, of course our USA is far from perfect; 1976's Operation Sail in NYC was wonderful!

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This? Yuck....
Ssiighhh.......

[mentalsolstice]

21. If he's still living, and in office he'll be wearing a uniform covered by medals.

Including the one for surviving the VN war without getting a VD.

[LeftInTX]

22. Ugh....I forgot...It's next year....Ugh..........

He's gonna bankrupt us with celebrations!

[bdamomma]

23. The felon

Can eff off

[Deep State Witch]

24. Probably With A Statue of Himself At the Center

You know that's going to happen.

[DENVERPOPS]

45. The contractor will have

to install countless area drains around it if he does........

[HereForTheParty]

25. Confederate generals?

nm

[elleng]

26. July 4, 2026.

OH NO!!!

BREAKING it ENTIRELY!!!

[SARose]

27. Where is the money coming from?

Donors? Probably not - Trumpy needs the cash.

If he deports 16 million 🙄 migrants who’s gonna build it?

How does this lower the price of eggs?

More pie in the sky bs. Pffttt

[TommyT139]

28. Baron von Steuben, gay drillmaster...

...of Washington's army. Is he worth a statue?

It's also a good name for a guerilla brigade, if things come to that point.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. What if the Felon dies?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

30. Is his pimp grandfather one of them?

He ran brothels in several American cities.

[orleans]

31. we know who trump's American heroes are

roy cohn

and the january 6 terrorists

[greatauntoftriplets]

32. I'm sure that I'll be too busy planning Bastille Day festivities next year.

[electric_blue68]

38. I've been to a short NYC Bastille Day festival put on by the French Language school. Even more fun a ?7 block Bastille..

Day Festival in Brooklyn! They had ?2 blocks of pétanque going on. Some people got dressed up. Vendors.

The coolest thing was near the end was a French Bakery, and light Eatery. The man who runs w his wife came here from France. I had my first macaron 🥰 there!

Liberté, Fraternity, Egalité!

[greatauntoftriplets]

39. That sounds like fun.

I'll buy some croissants for the occasion. Maybe make some French onion soup.

[electric_blue68]

40. My mom made a great French Onion Soup! 😄

Enjoy your treats when the day arrives.

I was given a vacation to visit my aunt & uncle in western Switzerland to make art w her. She also took me, and a cousin to Paris.
As our taxi took us to our hotel we passed the Monument to Bastille Day. I knew what it was so like "History"!

[WVGal1963]

33. 250.ORG

Oh it horrifies me that President Biden will not be in charge of this celebration. However, 250.0rg was already established. Take a look while you can. I’m sure it it going to change…sniff…

[vapor2]

34. His American Heroes are the Jan 6 crew

[ms liberty]

35. Fuckety fuck fuck fuck. The last thing I want is that asswipe planning any American celebration

It will be all about him, the worst fucking person ever.

[ReRe]

36. I don't know why he is planning anything

He hates everything this country stands for.

[yaesu]

37. i won't be celebrating fascism day but it may be a good time to take a Canadian trip. nt

[Aussie105]

41. Will there be a parade - goose stepping troops and many tanks, and huyge missiles on carriers coming down the street?

Will there be a parade with troops wearing special uniforms designed by Melania, guided by Trump's fascist dreams, and made in China?

Will they give the 'special' Elon salute as they pass the Trump seats?

Will it be on TV, with Fox hosts going hysterical in paise of the New Way?

And who is the statue of, and who are the American heroes being the focus?
(Not American soldiers of course, they do non-hero things like bleed and die in overseas wars.)

Will Putin attend, and Kim?

So many questions!

[DENVERPOPS]

46. Hey Aussie

good ones!!!!!!!!!!!

[Karasu]

47. Fitting that he's doing Roman emperor shit during the fall of an empire. It's pretty well-documented that 250 years

is about what they all seem to last.

[pfitz59]

48. The worst possible man for the job.

He will make it all about himself.

[Cattledog]

49. Jefferson Davis, Nathan Bedford Forrest, & Trump will be the first statues.

[Javaman]

50. he will finally get his parade...

the "celebration" will have very little to do with our nation.

it will be all about him.

and expect jan 6th rioter fucks to be invited to march as "heroes"

he will finally get his stalin-esque miltiary style parade of weapons and tanks.

[Delarage]

51. Hopefully

He'll be dead by then. And keel over from a coronary just prior, so they won't have time to make a statue of him to put there in remembrance.

[alarimer]

52. I can only imaging who he things is an "American Hero"

Nathan Bedford Forrest?

As far as I am concerned July 4 is a day of mourning from now on.

I can only imaging how jingoistic Trump's "celebration" is going to be.