«Breaking News» Trump is mocked over strange 'Hold the Date!' tweet for Fourth of July

Donald Trump is being ridiculed for reminding Americans to 'Hold the date!' for a Fourth of July government-held celebration.

'HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th,' the commander-in-chief tweeted on Sunday morning.

'It will be called "A Salute To America" and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite President, me!'

People took to social media in droves, mocking Trump for making it sound like he invented the concept of patriotic celebrations on July 4th and proclaiming himself to be America's favorite president. 

President Donald Trump is being ridiculed for a strange tweet reminding Americans to 'Hold the date!' for a Fourth of July celebration that will be held by the government

People took to social media in droves, mocking Trump for making it sound like he invented the concept of patriotic celebrations on July 4th and proclaiming himself to be America's favorite president

'At 72 years of age and 2 years into his presidency, Donald Trump finds about July 4th celebrations. Immediately takes credit and makes it all about him,' one user tweeted.

Is he ... is he taking credit for inventing the 4th of July? another asked. 

'Trump could say he invented the 4th of July holiday and his followers would believe him,' wrote another.

One user joked: ''an address by your favorite President,' Obama is speaking?' 

For decades, the government has organized a fireworks display on the National Mall for July 4th. 

It typically includes a concert at the Capitol and a fireworks display launched from near the Washington Monument.

Trump teased the idea of an Independence Day display about two weeks ago.   

'We're thinking about doing on the Fourth of July or thereabouts a parade, a 'Salute to America' parade,' the president said at a Cabinet meeting.

'It'll be a, really a gathering as opposed to a parade I guess you'd have to say - perhaps at the Lincoln Memorial, we're looking at sites.

'But we're thinking about doing something which would become perhaps become a tradition, Salute to America, on July 4th or July 4th weekend somewhere around that area.' 

Trump did not specifically call the parade or meeting a military display - a concept which helped lead to the postponement of a grand plan brandish the nation's military might and honor servicemen and women. 

Trump teased the idea of an Independence Day display about two weeks ago at a Cabinet meeting. Pictured: Trump pauses as he speaks during an event with the Venezuelan American community in Miami, Florida on February 18, 2019

Washington, DC has had an annual fireworks display on the National Mall for decades. Pictured: People watch fireworks from the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2018

Trump's earlier push for a Veteran's Day parade came after witnessing the Bastille Day parade in Paris in 2017.

He had said the parade could perhaps be located at the Lincoln Memorial and that it would 'become a tradition' and 'an exciting day'.   

The parade was to be complete with armored vehicles, marching troops and fighter jets flying over the route. 

The idea was met resistance from within the military, as well as from DC officials who feared heavy military equipment could damage DC roads. 

Trump said at the time the parade would be 'great for the spirit of the country'.

The idea got nixed after leaked reports of Pentagon estimates that it could cost as much as $92 million, while the nation still had thousands of troops stationed in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Trump's earlier push for a Veteran's Day parade came after witnessing the Bastille Day parade in Paris in 2017. Pictured, from left right: First lady Melania Trump, Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux watch the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees on July 14, 2017 

Trump said the parade could be held near the Lincoln Memorial (pictured) as will be the new 'A Salute To America' Fourth of July celebration

Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who resigned his post in protest citing disagreements with Trump, said whomever came up with that estimate was 'probably smoking something'.

Trump tweeted about the parade last August, apparently without consulting Mattis. 'I missed having had a chance to review anything,' Mattis told reporters at the time.   

The Lincoln Memorial is perhaps most famous for the August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Historians estimated that around 250,000 people filled the National Mall as Martin Luther King Jr stood on the Lincoln Memorial steps and delivered his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech. 

HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE DAY 

Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the day the American colonies declared their independence from the British empire on July 4, 1776. 

That same day, the Second Continental Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining the decision to separate from the monarch.  

The Massachusetts General Court was the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration, in 1781

Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees in 1970. This was changed to a paid federal holiday in 1938.  

Three US presidents have died on Independence Day:

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson: July 4, 1826 


• James Monroe: July 4, 1831 

One president was born on Independence Day:

• Calvin Coolidge: July 4, 1872

Today, the holiday is celebrated with patriotic displays including fireworks, parades and ceremonies as well as summer events like picnics and carnivals.

At noon, a salute of one gun for each US state - the 'salute to the union' is fired by all military bases, if possible.

New York City is home to the largest fireworks display in the nation, with Macy's 4th of July Firework Show held in the East River. 

 

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Main photo article Donald Trump is being ridiculed for reminding Americans to ‘Hold the date!’ for a Fourth of July government-held celebration.
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