US marks 250th Independence Day with Trump adding political rally to traditional festivities
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The article covers the United States' 250th birthday celebration (July Fourth) amid deep political division. President Donald Trump has expanded the traditional Washington D.C. festivities with larger fireworks, military flyovers, and an unusual campaign-style political rally, marking a departure from the typically non-political nature of the holiday. The piece highlights how the president is putting his stamp on the landmark celebration.
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· 3 pulledMillions of Americans are celebrating the country's 250th birthday - a landmark celebration that comes at a time of deep political division, with a president determined to put his stamp on the festivities.
Washington's traditional fireworks display on the National Mall - lined with monuments celebrating the nation's Founding Fathers - has been super-sized, and is being touted as the biggest ever.
US President Donald Trump has added a programme of roaring military flyovers - and an unusual campaign-style political rally - for July Fourth, which marks the anniversary of
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