President Donald Trump on Friday renewed his invitation for Americans to travel to Washington, D.C., for what he described as an unprecedented Fourth of July celebration, promising the largest airshow and fireworks display in U.S. history.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump outlined a full-day schedule of events, saying the festivities will begin at 1:15 p.m. and continue until 11:30 p.m. The centerpiece of the celebration will be a massive airshow featuring what he said will be “hundreds of planes, of different types, sizes, and speeds” flying over the nation’s capital throughout the day.
“The Fourth of July Airshow, over Washington, D.C., our Great Capital, will be the biggest, by far, in the History of the United States of America,” Trump wrote, describing the event as unlike anything previously held in the country.
Trump also announced that he is scheduled to deliver remarks at approximately 9 p.m., shortly before a fireworks display that he claimed would be “approximately ten times larger” than any previous Independence Day fireworks show in U.S. history.
“So, if you like Airplanes and Fireworks and President Trump, be there!” Trump wrote, closing the post with his signature.
The president’s latest message serves as another public appeal for supporters and visitors to attend the Independence Day festivities in the nation’s capital, where organizers are planning a full day of aerial demonstrations, patriotic celebrations, and a nighttime fireworks show.
While Trump described the airshow and fireworks display in historic terms, the White House has not publicly released official figures detailing the number of aircraft participating or the scale of the fireworks display.
