House Democrats Report Alleges Trump Used 250th Anniversary Planning for Political Fundraising
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Tyler Walicek
Summary
A report from House Democrats alleges that President Donald Trump used the planning for America's 250th anniversary celebrations (the semiquincentennial) as a cover for corruption and political fundraising. The article describes how Trump's "Freedom 250" shadow organization was used to solicit political donations, and how the July 4th celebrations became tainted by political polarization and propaganda, including a ramshackle "Great American State Fair" and a Washington D.C. rally.
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· 3 pulledThe U.S.'s vaunted semiquincentennial anniversary celebrations on July 4 were not, ultimately, the moment of civic unification that had been envisioned a decade ago, when planning for the event began.
It was inevitable that the ceremonies would be tainted by the tense and polarized state of the nation.
President Donald Trump, however, in his signature way, managed to exacerbate and accelerate the existing grotesqueries and absurdities of the occasion.
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