RALEIGH — A May 2023 video message by now President-elect Donald Trump previewing his plans on the upcoming 250th anniversary of United States’ independence is recirculating on social media platforms.
“Three years from now, the United States will celebrate the biggest and most important milestone in our country’s history: 250 years of American independence,” Trump said in the May 2023 video. “What a great country. We have to keep it that way.
“As a nation, we should be preparing for a most spectacular birthday party. We want to make it the best of all time.”
Trump said that to give the nation the anniversary it deserves, “On day one, I will convene a White House task force called ‘Salute to America 250.’”
Trump said his administration will work with state and local governments to coordinate an “entire year of festivities” and plans to hold a yearlong celebration starting on Memorial Day 2025 and running through July 4th, 2026. He also said a “Great American State Fair” will be held on the Iowa state fairgrounds that will have pavilions to “showcase the glory of every state in the Union.”
“As we chart a course towards the next 250 years, let us come together and rededicate ourselves as one nation, under God,” Trump said.
Preparations and planning of events on both the national and state levels began for America 250 more than a year ago. This past August, former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, along with their respective first ladies, were named honorary America 250 co-chairs.
The entire message can be viewed at youtube.com/@DonaldJTrumpforPresident.
