Despite reports that his aides are scrambling to fill seats for his last-minute, July 4 bazaar, President Trump made a last-ditch attempt to hype what he calls “one of the biggest celebrations in the history of our country.”
….and advanced aircraft anywhere in the World. Perhaps even Air Force One will do a low & loud sprint over the crowd. That will start at 6:00P.M., but be there early. Then, at 9:00 P.M., a great (to put it mildly) fireworks display. I will speak on behalf of our great Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2019
He tweeted again Thursday afternoon, insisting there was already a crowd for the coming attraction.
Looks like a lot of people already heading to SALUTE TO AMERICA at Lincoln Memorial. It will be well worth the trip and wait. See you there at 6:00 P.M. Amazing music and bands. Thank you ARMY!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2019
Trump’s dodged criticism from all sides over his attempt to turn a non-partisan celebration of Independence Day in the nation’s capitol into a campaign rally for himself. While the White House has argued the event will not be political, the Republican National Committee is passing out free VIP tickets and the Trump campaign has been emailing supporters to urge their attendance.
He’s probably going to have to ban the media from covering the speech, or really taking pictures/video anywhere near the Lincoln Memorial.
Then his techs can photoshop up a massive crowd. Bigger than Obama’s, biggest ever.
Carnival barker. If he can engage the services of a fat bearded lady, the “rubber man”, the wolf boy, and the strong woman, he’d have something.
(And now back to my self-imposed exile in a secluded bunker somewhere north of Alamogordo and east of Trinity Site)
here’s a hourly weather chart for those who have the ‘home edition’.
https://m.accuweather.com/en/us/washington-dc/20006/hourly-weather-forecast/327659
The weather is also looking pretty grim - oppressive heat and humidity followed by evening thunderstorms - sounds like a great party -NOT !
To state the obvious, the man and his event are incredibly low energy.