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Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles are parked nearby the Lincoln Memorial for President Donald Trump's "Salute to America"event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. Trump is promising military tanks along with &quot;Incredible Flyovers &amp; biggest ever Fireworks!&quot; for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mark Esper, acting Pentagon chief, heads delegation for Donald Trump’s July 4th ‘Salute to America’

By Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles are parked nearby the Lincoln Memorial for President Donald Trump's "Salute to America"event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. Trump is promising military tanks along with &quot;Incredible Flyovers &amp; biggest ever Fireworks!&quot; for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress to investigate costs of Trump’s July 4 extravaganza

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles are parked nearby the Lincoln Memorial for President Donald Trump's "Salute to America"event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. Trump is promising military tanks along with &quot;Incredible Flyovers &amp; biggest ever Fireworks!&quot; for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Left’s disingenuous defense of Fourth of July

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Police from various agencies work at the Lincoln Memorial as Fourth of July festivities are set up nearby, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What to know about the July 4th celebration in Washington

Associated Press

World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer sits atop a tank as he passes the historic frigate USS Constitution at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The 95-year-old veteran was surprised with a ride through the streets of Boston in a Sherman tank, one of the tanks most widely used by the U.S. during the war. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Trump: D.C. July 4th festival to have ‘brand new Sherman tanks,’ which were replaced in the 1950s

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Military police walk near Abrams tanks on a flat car in a rail yard, Monday, July 1, 2019, in Washington, ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Don Beyer challenges Donald Trump to pay for July 4th damages in D.C. area

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Military police walk near Abrams tanks on a flat car in a rail yard, Monday, July 1, 2019, in Washington, ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump touts July 4 military ‘salute’; critics see politics

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Military police walk near Abrams tanks on a flat car in a rail yard, Monday, July 1, 2019, in Washington, ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Tanks arrive in Washington as part of Donald Trump’s July 4 celebration

Associated Press

In this June 26, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump says there will be tanks at his Fourth of July speech

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, right, speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 1, 2019. The president signed a $4.6 billion aid package to help the federal government cope with the surge of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Tanks arrive in DC ahead of July 4 celebration

Associated Press

In this July 4, 2018, file photo, fireworks explode over Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, along the National Mall in Washington, during the Fourth of July celebration. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Donald Trump pushing for tanks to be displayed during July 4th celebrations: Report

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Fireworks explode during a Fourth of July celebration at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday July 4, 2017. (Dougal Brownlie/The Gazette via AP)

Everytown for Gun Safety issues July 4 fireworks call for sensitivity

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this June 7, 2019, photo Jeff Schwager, president of Sartori Cheese poses for a picture at their plant in Plymouth, Wis. Schwager’s company, Sartori, faced retaliatory tariffs as President Donald Trump reopened a trade battle with Mexico to pressure the country into stopping the flow of Central American migrants to the U.S. border. The Plymouth, Wisconsin-based company already had to deal with 10 months of retaliatory tariffs from Mexico last year and is also paying tariffs on sales to China. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

U.S. companies’ message to Donald Trump: Don’t expand China tariffs

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, Donald Trump, left, is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts, right, as Melania Trump, second left, and his family watch during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

D.C. still owed more than $7 million for Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration: Report

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

The Latest: New Mexico city cancels fireworks show

Associated Press

In this July 4, 2018, file photo, fireworks explode over Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, along the National Mall in Washington, during the Fourth of July celebration. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Confusion abounds as Trump’s July 4 plans remain a mystery

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Prefecture of Caen, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2019. World leaders are gathered Thursday in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Ludovic Marin/POOL via AP)

Democrats demand Trump back down on July 4th rally

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrat cautions about Trump’s July 4th extravaganza

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Fireworks explode over Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol building at the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, during the Fourth of July celebration. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Trumpeting July Fourth along the National Mall

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times