Lawmakers tell Trump to cancel costly 4th of July 'vanity project' in DC [View all]

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By Emily Singer -May 27, 2020 10:50 AM


Members of Congress say Trump's plan will cost the District of Columbia millions of dollars and take resources away from the coronavirus response.

Ten Democratic lawmakers whose districts and states border Washington, D.C., called for Donald Trump to cancel the massive July 4 display he's set to host on the National Mall, saying it's inappropriate to hold it during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The administration, including your agencies, should be focused on helping American families, not on a vanity project for the president," reads a letter from the lawmakers, who include: Maryland Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Benjamin Cardin of Maryland; Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia; Maryland Democratic Reps. David Trone, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and Steny Hoyer; and Virginia Democratic Reps. Don Beyer, Gerry Connolly, and Jennifer Wexton.

In advocating against holding the event, the lawmakers said it will cost Washington, D.C., millions of dollars the city doesn't have as it faces a budget shortfall thanks to the coronavirus fallout.

They added that given coronavirus cases in the region are growing, it's unsafe to have thousands come to the city and risk not only spreading the virus in D.C. but also bringing it back to the areas they were visiting from.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-july-4-coronavirus-dc-maryland-virginia-salute-to-america-covid-19/

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And then to change the subject he said that DC will never be a state ........because it will be Democratic representative.............