Trump Group Accused of Plotting to Hijack America's Birthday for Major Grift [View all]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-group-accused-of-plotting-to-hijack-americas-birthday-for-major-grift/

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A Trump-aligned group set up by the White House to apparently glorify the president is setting off alarm bells among watchdogs who worry it’s using the guise of America’s 250th birthday to carry out a cash grab.

Democrats and watchdog groups are questioning the growing role of the Trump-backed public-private partnership Freedom 250, which is organizing increasingly tacky, MAGA-esque events and promotions to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

This includes spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on customized “Freedom Trucks” that serve as traveling museums filled with educational content written by conservative educators, as well as a “Freedom Plane” to ferry the Declaration of Independence on a national tour. Freedom 250 is also the group behind the bizarre plan to hold an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House to coincide with Trump’s 80th birthday.

Freedom 250, announced by Trump in December, has been working alongside America250, a bipartisan group created by Congress to organize and promote events to mark America’s birthday. America250 planned the military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., last June to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army—an event that coincidentally coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday. Freedom 250 had pushed for Trump to be the center piece of that event, butting heads with America250, which wanted the military to be the focus, according to The Washington Post.

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