Trump says he overruled plan to cancel America's 250th celebration amid evacuations 72.6%
The Washington Post - By Jeremy Roebuck, Cat Zakrzewski, Olivia George - 7/6/2026, 12:42 AM
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President Donald Trump said Sunday he personally overruled a recommendation to cancel the July Fourth “Salute to America” event on the National Mall after approaching storms forced a chaotic evacuation of hundreds of thousands of revelers and triple-digit heat cast a sweltering pall over much of the day. more