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After abandoning the idea of a major military parade in Washington, the president Donald Trump announced this Sunday that for Independence Day, July 4th, will celebrate "one of the greatest events" in the history of the US capital.
"BOOK THE DATE"said the president on Twitter, where he said the event would call "A tribute to the United States" and would be held at the western end of the National Mall. "Excellent show of fireworks, entertainment and a speech from your favorite president, me!"he said.
Every year, tens of thousands of people gather in the huge gardens of the National Mall in downtown Washington, with blankets and picnics to watch the fireworks. But normally, the president does not give a speech.
After attending the military parade on Bastille Day in Paris in 2017 with the French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump wanted an equally impressive parade for Veterans Day in Washington, with troops on the march, convoys of armored vehicles and flying over combat aircraft.
But his military advisers suggest he give up this idea after it was revealed that such an event it could cost taxpayers about $ 92 million.
Last August, by giving up his plan, Trump wrote on Twitter: "Maybe we'll do something next year at the conference when the costs have gone down, we can now buy more fighter jets!"
The Independence Day event will be held at the Lincoln Memorial, built in honor of the 16th President of the United States. The monument, with its large steps that overlook a long rectangular pond, it's usually the stage of speeches or concerts.
In fact, was held one of the biggest events in the history of the US capital, the famous speech "I have a dream" that gave the head of civil rights Martin Luther King Jr. August 28, 1963 in front of some 250,000 people.
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