President Donald Trump in the Oval Office (Photo: Screen capture)
President Donald Trump announced Sunday morning that the government would he holding a July 4th celebration in Washington D.C. -- as it does every year -- with a bizarre "Hold the date!" proclamation and managed to make it all about himself.
Taking to Twitter, the president wrote: "HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. 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!"
As might be expected, multiple critics of the president noted that July 4th is a already a well-known day of patriotic celebration.
You can see the tweets below:
HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It… https://t.co/YvoeR0KhAV— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1551012232.0
@realDonaldTrump You're the bold innovator here, but ... please hear me out ... what if instead of calling it "July… https://t.co/zzPAEdG7D7— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1551017728.0
@RyanHillMI @realDonaldTrump The president is discovering July 4th because no one told him about this.— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@Molly Jong-Fast🏡) 1551012370.0
@realDonaldTrump Trump to hold a rally for himself on July 4. And worst part is that we are paying for it with our tax dollars.— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@(((DeanObeidallah)))) 1551014102.0
@realDonaldTrump This sounds like an autocrat trying to amass his supporters, desperately and offensively invoking… https://t.co/hYWAEzcscj— Michelangelo Signorile (@Michelangelo Signorile) 1551013524.0
@realDonaldTrump Exactly what we need, another ode to your ego 🙄— JenMcPenn (@JenMcPenn) 1551014058.0
@realDonaldTrump Ok. Got it. That's July what? 4th? Fireworks & everything? Great.— Jeffrey We Voted Out That Gameshow Clown Wright (@Jeffrey We Voted Out That Gameshow Clown Wright) 1551014732.0
@realDonaldTrump invent halloween next dipshit— ceeks (@ceeks) 1551013769.0
@realDonaldTrump WOW! A celebration saluting America on July 4th, why didn't the founding fathers think of that.… https://t.co/swyXW8M72E— Dave Masters 💚🌊😷 ☮️ (@Dave Masters 💚🌊😷 ☮️) 1551014053.0
@realDonaldTrump So basically you are going to ruin the normal 4th of July festivities in Washington DC by making it all about you— Noble Prize in Sarcasm (@Noble Prize in Sarcasm) 1551012387.0
@realDonaldTrump So basically a normal DC Fourth of July celebration just with you speaking also? 🤔— Latke🥔🥞 (@Latke🥔🥞) 1551012334.0
@realDonaldTrump huh. parades and fireworks on the 4th of July. weird how in 240 years no one else has thought to d… https://t.co/AYHhYmWLaZ— Jeff Tiedrich (@Jeff Tiedrich) 1551012467.0
Trump has issued a Save The Date for the 4th of July to celebrate himself and so Kellyanne can wear this outfit som… https://t.co/O4W6T0nuUR— Paul Rudnick (@Paul Rudnick) 1551017697.0
