Trump Opens America 250 Celebrations With National Mall Rally
The 16-day celebration features military flyovers, state pavilions and a 110-foot Ferris wheel after several artists withdrew over concerns it had become politicized.
- On Thursday, the Great American State Fair opened on the National Mall, following a rally led by President Donald Trump on Wednesday night. The 16-day event features a 110-foot Ferris wheel and exhibits from all 50 states and six territories.
- Organized by Freedom 250, a public-private partnership, the fair celebrates the nation's 250th anniversary; however, concerns over perceived partisanship prompted seven Democrat-led states to opt out and several musicians to withdraw from the concert series.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is backing "MAHA Mondays" as part of programming focused on the "American canon." Freedom 250 spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko said they expect "tens of thousands" of visitors for the free event.
- Visitors must pass security screening at 12th or 7th streets to access the fairgrounds. Officials warned of intermittent road closures and potential Metro service impacts, particularly affecting 14th Street during the event.
- Trump will return for remarks ahead of the Independence Day fireworks show, which he billed as "the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all." The fair's programming evolves daily, concluding with themes like "the Next 250 and innovation.
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Metrobus D30, D40 and D60 routes operate with detours since last Saturday for the closings of streets around the National Mall, where the Great American State Fair opened its doors today as part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The detours will extend until at least 12 July.The buses that normally cross the Mall now circulate on 4th Street and 6th Street between Massachusetts Avenue NW and Pennsylvania Avenue SE…
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