Trump’s Fourth of July blowout is sparking questions before the first rocket launches
- Trump announced what he called the “largest fireworks show in history” for the Fourth of July, featuring a 40-minute display aimed at breaking world records in pyrotechnics.
- The show is expected to cost many millions of dollars, with fireworks experts estimating some individual shells could cost as much as $1,000 each.
- Questions remain over how the display is being funded, with no public records showing payments to one supplier and another supplier receiving $1.5 million, significantly more than in previous years.
- The wider America250 celebrations are reportedly being financed in part by $90 million diverted from the National Park Service and an estimated $68 million in taxpayer funds routed through an “opaque nonprofit.”
- The fireworks are scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m., later than usual, following what Trump has described as a “spectacular TRUMP RALLY.”
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