President Donald Trump revealed how the nation’s capital will celebrate America’s 250th birthday next summer.
“2026 will be a celebration of America like no other, honoring our nation and all of its glory,” he said.
Trump’s plans will be carried out through a public, private partnership called Freedom 250.
“We will renew the patriotism, pride and pioneering spirit of America and lay the groundwork for the next 250 years of independence and freedom.”
“This will be like a time you’ve never had in your lives,” declared the president.
Trump said the Washington Monument will be lit up with “festive birthday lights to honor the start of this historic anniversary year.”
From June 25-July 10, there will be a “Great American State Fair” on the national mall with pavilions from every state.
In the fall, Washington, D.C., will host the “Patriot Games,” “an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes, one young man and one young woman from each state and territory.”
“But I promise there will be no men playing in women’s sports,” he said.
Trump promised to start construction in the near future on a National Garden of American Heroes, featuring statues of “all-time greatest Americans,” as well as a “triumphal arc.”
“We are the only major place without a triumphal arc,” he said. “A beautiful triumphal arc, one like in Paris, where they have a beautiful arc.”
He also announced a “major prayer event” on the National Mall in the spring “to rededicate our country as one nation under God.”
On Flag Day, June 14, Trump will host a UFC event at the White House.
“It’ll be the greatest champion fighters in the world, all fighting that same night,” he said.
