美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)将于本周末在首都推动一场盛大的7月4日庆典和焰火表演，政府官员预计国家广场及附近会有大量人群，尽管市长反对，但这一活动可能会传播冠状病毒。
这场争论是在1990年的高峰时期发生的冠状病毒全国范围内的病例-超过50，000例COVID-本周仅一天就报告了19例。
“我们已经告诉他们，我们认为这不符合疾控中心和卫生部的最佳指导。但这一事件将完全发生在联邦财产上，”华盛顿市长穆里尔·布瑟在新闻发布会上说。
该市目前正处于重新开放计划的第二阶段，该计划鼓励居民继续保持社交距离，继续戴着面具，避免聚集在超过50人的封闭空间。
但布瑟说，由于她对联邦土地没有管辖权，她只能敦促华盛顿的居民在这个周末保持谨慎，建议人们呆在家里，如果他们认为自己不能与他人保持身体上的距离。
在这张2019年7月4日的档案照片中，DC首都华盛顿的林肯纪念堂上空燃放烟花。塔索斯·卡托普迪斯/盖蒂图像，文件
“问问你自己，你需要在那里吗，”她说。“问问你自己，你能预料到或知道谁会在你身边吗?如果你去市区，你知道你是否能够社交距离?”
根据内政部官员的说法，将会有300，000个面罩发放给那些来国家购物中心观看烟火和天桥的人。
但是白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克纳尼周三指出，戴口罩不是强制性的。
“总统已经说过，我们应该带着面具跟随我们的地方当局，所以这就是决定，”麦克纳尼说。“他鼓励人们追随那些权威。我还注意到，疾病预防控制中心的指导方针是推荐的，但不是必需的，我们非常期待7月4日的庆祝活动。”
这一事件是总统之间的最新冲突法宝和正在进行的种族正义抗议中的该市民主党市长。
6月初，在两位领导人关系紧张的高潮时刻，随着乔治·弗洛伊德去世后全国各地爆发抗议活动，布瑟允许“黑人生活很重要”壁画在第16街，就在白宫附近，用亮黄色的字母画出来。那条街不同于国家购物中心，在她的管辖范围之内。
我们以前走过这条路，并将继续携手前进，提高我们的声音，直到正义与和平占上风。
感谢您来到白宫前的黑人生活广场，@repjohnlewis。pic.twitter.com/4l3y4lY4hV
——市长穆里尔·布瑟(@MayorBowser)2020年6月7日
甚至在人群聚集在国家广场观看天桥和焰火表演之前，抗议团体说他们将举行游行，呼吁结束美国的种族不平等。
组织者说，华盛顿的乔治·弗洛伊德纪念游行预计于上午9:30在林肯纪念堂开始，在白宫南面的椭圆广场结束，特朗普将在那里举办他的第二次年度“向美国致敬”活动。
这将是总统两天内第二次出席庆典。周五，他和第一夫人前往南达科他州的拉什莫尔山参加天桥和焰火表演。据该州官员称，共和党州长克里斯蒂·诺伊姆(Kristi Noem)曾表示，不会强制实行社交距离，遮脸仍将是可选的，预计将有超过7000人聚集在那里。
特朗普周四表示:“7月3日我们将迎来一个盛大的节日，然后我们会回到这里，在华盛顿特区庆祝7月4日。”。
在这张2019年7月4日的档案照片中，唐纳德·特朗普总统在DC华盛顿林肯纪念堂举行的“向美国致敬”活动上发表讲话。苏珊·沃尔什/法新社/盖蒂图片社
尽管7月4日的焰火是在布瑟的反对下举行的，但白宫减少了庆祝活动中的“向美国致敬”部分。
特朗普曾在今年春天表示，他希望重复去年他大力宣传的活动，在林肯纪念堂放置多辆军车。
据政府问责局称，那次事件花费了纳税人1300万美元，是前几年的两倍。
2019年的“向美国致敬”也造成了市政府和白宫之间的紧张关系，因为除了节日活动已经加强的安保措施之外，该活动还需要额外的安保措施和道路封锁。
在这张2019年7月4日的档案照片中，唐纳德·特朗普总统和第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普出现在DC首都华盛顿的独立日庆祝活动“向美国致敬”上。贾宾·博茨福德/华盛顿邮报
尽管裁员，今年的“向美国致敬”——搬到白宫南草坪——仍将有军事天赋。
根据内政部的消息，美国空军雷鸟队和美国海军蓝天使队将在国家广场上空表演天桥，预计在35分钟的表演中会燃放超过10000枚烟花，这是近期历史上最大的表演之一。
除了在华盛顿举行的活动，五角大楼表示将于周六在波士顿、纽约市、费城和巴尔的摩上空进行军事飞越。
飞机将于下午4点左右在波士顿上空开始飞越，然后沿着海岸飞行，然后与其他飞越首都的飞机会合。据国防部称，大约1700名服役人员将参与支持这些活动。
奥巴马总统在周三晚上的一条推特上感谢企业捐助者，他说周六的活动“毫无疑问将是一个特别的夜晚”
特别感谢您@UnitedWarVets,@GrucciFireworks,@Scotts_MGro，和@FedEx——感谢他们的支持，毫无疑问，这将是一个特别的夜晚!#致敬美国https://t.co/QmI58d1gcD
——唐纳德·特朗普(@realDonaldTrump)2020年7月1日
周六华盛顿国家广场上空的天桥预计将于下午6:45开始，焰火表演将于晚上9:07开始
Despite pandemic, Trump promoting July 4th fireworks in DC over mayor's objections
President Donald Trump is promoting a big July Fourth celebration and fireworks display in the nation's capital this weekend, with administration officials expecting large crowds on the National Mall and nearby, despite the mayor's objections the event may spread the coronavirus.
The dispute comes amid spikes incoronaviruscases around the country – with over 50,000 COVID-19 cases reported in just one day this week.
“We’ve communicated to them that we do not think this is in keeping with the best CDC and Department of Health guidance. But this event will take place entirely on federal property,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news conference.
The city is currently in phase two of its reopening plan, which encourages its residents to continue to engage in social distancing, keep wearing a mask, and to avoid congregating in confined space with more than 50 people.
But Bowser said since she does not have jurisdiction over federal land, she could only urge D.C. residents to exercise caution this weekend, advising people to stay home if they don’t think they can remain physically distanced from others.
“Ask yourself, do you need to be there,” she said. “Ask yourself, can you anticipate or know who all is going to be around you? If you go downtown, do you know if you’ll be able to social distance?”
According to Department of Interior officials, 300,000 face coverings will be available to be handed out to those who come to the National Mall to watch the fireworks and flyovers.
But White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday noted that wearing a mask will not be mandatory.
“The president has said that we should follow our local authorities with masks, so that’s the decision,” McEnany said. “He encourages people to follow those authorities. CDC guidelines, I’d also note, say recommended but not required, and we are very much looking forward to the Fourth of July celebration."
This event is the latest conflict between PresidentTrumpand the city's Democratic mayor amid the pandemic and ongoing protests for racial justice.
In a climactic moment of tension between the two leaders in early June, and as protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, Bowser allowed a “Black Lives Matter”muralto be painted in bright yellow letters on 16th Street, right near the White House. That street, unlike the National Mall, is under her jurisdiction.
We’ve walked this path before, and will continue marching on, hand in hand, elevating our voices, until justice and peace prevail.
Thank you for joining me at Black Lives Matter Plaza, in front of the White House,@repjohnlewis.pic.twitter.com/4l3y4lY4hV
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser)June 7, 2020
Even before crowds gather on the National Mall to watch the flyovers and fireworks display, protest groups say they will hold a march calling for an end to racial inequality in the United States.
Organizer say a George Floyd Memorial March on Washington is expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Memorial and end at the Ellipse just south of the White House, where Trump will later be hosting his second annual "Salute to America" event.
That will be the second celebration the president will attend in two days. On Friday, he and the first lady travel to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for a flyover and fireworks display, where GOP Gov. Kristi Noem has said social distancing will not be enforced, face coverings will remain optional, and crowds of over 7,000 are expected to gather, according to state officials.
"We're going to have a tremendous July third, and then we're coming back here, celebrating the Fourth of July in Washington, D.C.," Trump said on Thursday.
While the July Fourth fireworks are taking place over Bowser’s objections, the White House has scaled down the "Salute to America" part of the celebration.
Trump had said in the spring that he wanted a repeat of last year's event he heavily promoted, complete with multiple military vehicles placed at the Lincoln Memorial.
That event, according to the Government Accountability Office, cost taxpayers $13 million, double that of previous years.
The 2019 “Salute to America” also caused tension between the city government and the White House because the event required extra security and road closures beyond the already heightened security needed for the holiday events.
Despite the downsizing, this year's "Salute to America" -- moved to the White House South Lawn -- will still have a military flair.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will perform a flyover above the National Mall, and over 10,000 fireworks are expected to be set off during a 35-minute show, one of the largest in recent history, according to the Department of the Interior.
In addition to the event in Washington, the Pentagon said it will conduct military flyovers over Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore on Saturday.
Planes will begin the flyovers at about 4 p.m. over Boston and then work their way down the coast before joining other aircraft flying over the capital. Some 1,700 service members will be involved in supporting these events, according to the Department of Defense.
Thanking corporate donors in a tweet Wednesday evening, the president said the Saturday event will “without question, be a special evening.”
Special thank you to the@UnitedWarVets,@GrucciFireworks,@Scotts_MGro, and@FedEx— for their support of what will, without question, be a special evening!#Salute2Americahttps://t.co/QmI58d1gcD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)July 1, 2020
The Saturday flyovers over the National Mall in Washington are expected to begin around 6:45 p.m. and the fireworks display is set to start at 9:07 p.m.
