Patrick Leahy signed onto a letter pushing the U.S. officials and even senators were pushing the president for more details. With just about two weeks until the Fourth of July, however, D.C. "On July Fourth, in Washington, D.C., come on down, we're going to have a big day. "We're going to have hundreds of thousands of people, we're going to celebrate America," he said. He again invited the public to Washington for "something big" as he rallied for his reelection bid in Orlando on Tuesday. Trump first announced this patriotic bash in February, after facing foiled plans for a military parade in the vein of France's Bastille Day celebrations. Organizers promise a great view from much of D.C. with "an all-star salute of the best in American entertainment." John Stamos is set to host performances by Carole King, Sesame Street, Lindsey Stirling and Vanessa Williams.Ī fireworks display is set to cap things off around sunset. "A Capitol Fourth Concert" is set to begin at 8 p.m. It's unclear what kind of security will be present. The event featuring Trump, "Salute to America," opens its gates at 3:30 p.m. Bands, military units, fife and drum corps and more groups will march down the familiar parade route on Constitution Avenue between 7th-17th Streets NW.Īs Friend Tiafoe Wins at US Open, Wizards' Beal Is on Board The Independence Day celebrations start 11:45 a.m. with the parade. These events remain largely unchanged from years past. Keeping with tradition are the National Independence Day Parade, A Capitol Fourth concert on the West Lawn of the Capitol building and a fireworks display. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. “There is no more appropriate place to celebrate the anniversary of American independence than among the Nation’s monuments on the National Mall and the memorials to the service men and women who have defended the United States for the past 243 years,” said U.S. There will be music, military demonstrations and flyovers, organizers say. on July 4, according to a release from the Department of the Interior. "Salute to America," which Trump will lead in honoring the U.S. In past years, presidents have often bowed out of July Fourth festivities in the nation's capital, but it appears Trump plans to take center stage at one new event. President Donald Trump will host an hour-long event at the Lincoln Memorial, but many of D.C.'s longstanding Independence Day traditions are set to remain the same.
The Trump administration has released long-awaited details on "Salute to America," months after promising an expanded celebration in Washington, D.C., featuring the president himself.
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