Fireworks firms plan bigger pyrotechnics for Trump's Fourth speech
The Trump administration has enlisted the help of two private fireworks firms to put on an extended pyrotechnics display as part of the president’s overhaul of the nation’s Independence Day celebration on the Mall.
The approximately 35-minute show will more than double the length of the traditional fireworks event, according to administration officials, and will include an elaborate display illuminating a mile-long stretch of sky above the Lincoln Memorial. Phantom Fireworks and Grucci Fireworks will donate equipment and personnel worth $750,000, according to the two companies.
(The fireworks industry is lobbying the administration for an exemption from Trump’s proposed tariffs on Chinese goods, since the majority of fireworks set off in the United States come from China. The president has proposed new tariffs of up to 25?percent on Chinese goods, including fireworks.)
The pyrotechnics show is part of the Fourth of July celebration President Trump has helped design and rebrand as a “Salute to America.” It will include a flight show featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels and a jetliner that flies as part of the Air Force One fleet, as well as a large military contingent marching down Constitution Avenue.
The president’s involvement has sparked complaints that he is politicizing what has traditionally been a nonpartisan event. Activist group Code Pink has requested a permit to fly the huge “Baby Trump” balloon on the Mall. And some longtime visitors to the annual event are boycotting or making plans to view the fireworks out of hearing range from the president’s planned speech.
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What is he trying to tell us? 
