President Trump is pressing federal officials to display tanks or other armored tactical vehicles at his “Salute to America” July Fourth celebration. The stage and bleachers for President Trump's July Fourth address on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on June 28. “The men and women of the National Park Service have been asked to do more with less for too long. The Park Service already had a multiyear contract with Garden State Fireworks to launch fireworks on the Mall for the Fourth of July. “There was always a question of how the performance we were designing and envisioning how it would integrate with the existing Park Service show,” Grucci said.

Source: Washington Post July 01, 2019 11:26 UTC