President Trump said he would try to visit Mount Rushmore on the Fourth of July to watch the planned fireworks.
"I called up our people and in 15 minutes got it approved, and we will have the first fireworks display at Mount Rushmore, and I will try and get out there if I can," Trump said Wednesday.
Trump has brushed off environmental concerns about the fireworks display at the South Dakota landmark, which has not had fireworks since 2009 when they were discontinued over concerns related to the pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills National Forest.
A U.S. Geological Survey from 2016 pointed to past fireworks displays as the likely cause for increased concentrations of contaminants in groundwater near the monument.
South Dakota reached an agreement with the Interior Department to ensure the celebration is safe, Gov. Kristi Noem said in May.
"You also are going to have a very exciting Fourth of July," Trump told Noem in December.
Trump opens his mouth, once again, only to reveal how clueless he truly is.— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) January 15, 2020
Claims there will be fireworks at Mount Rushmore this 4th of July.
There’s no fire hazard there cuz it’s nothing but a “bunch of rocks.”
Sounds like the perfect metaphor for the inside of his head. https://t.co/avaQ1Os42h pic.twitter.com/EgsZ1Ie84Y
President Trump: "We're going to do a big fireworks display, right, Mount Rushmore... They haven't been there for like 20 years. I said, 'Why?' Environmental reasons. I said, 'You can't have fireworks for environmental reasons?... What can burn? It's stone.'" pic.twitter.com/oAN4TtpiGh— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2020
Trump announced plans for a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 4, 2020.#NoFireworks— Garry Van Kirk (Iwastela Wasʼagya) (@Trumenza) January 16, 2020
This process includes tribal consultation and an evaluation by the NPS which is ongoing. The proposal will be available for public comment sometime in early 2020.https://t.co/FCZpocWlzP pic.twitter.com/7ZsR0QVf06
Today, Trump confirmed fireworks at Mt Rushmore this July 4th. Fireworks displays were stopped because they kept causing fires--not surprising in July. The President said, "What can burn? It's stone." Here's an aerial view: pic.twitter.com/kXVgkjYQ0h— Jim Whittington (@JimWhittington) January 16, 2020
NATIONAL PARKS: 'What can burn?' #Trump promises #fireworks at #MountRushmore -- Thursday, January 16, 2020 -- https://t.co/snjgldnrxl— Rob Hotakainen (@HotakainenRob) January 16, 2020
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Anyone who has ever been to Mount Rushmore knows that there is a forest nearby. https://t.co/a8VKJvugDd— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 15, 2020
share your thougth below.Not only is there huge danger of #wildfire but #Fireworks Caused #WaterContamination at #MountRushmore https://t.co/CER1UqUklk— Karen Edie (@DangerousHedges) January 16, 2020
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