How Trump's takeover fractured America's birthday party
When Next250 organizers began planning for America's 250th birthday, they envisioned bringing together communities in a polarized country to celebrate democracy.
But then Donald Trump returned to office as the 47th president.
Now, the left-leaning group has reframed its commemoration in response to Trump's takeover of the country's birthday. A communal festival in Washington, DC, on Saturday, for instance, will feature an indigenous opening ceremony, a march starting at what was once called Black Lives Matter Plaza and voter registration booths.
In seeking to put his stamp on the 250th, Trump has upended plans that had been years in the making, thrown agencies and federal funding behind his lavish, patriotic vision and drawn ire over what has become, in critics' eyes, a partisan celebration more about the president than the country.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-takeover-fractured-america-birthday-103025673.html
Trump is like the obnoxious drunk who shows up to the party and ruins it for everyone.
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