Trump’s birthday bash: UFC, fireworks, military show

Get ready for the stunning, loud, political message: 

First there will be a UFC fight with 5,000 spectators on the South Lawn of the White House. It will be a show of masculine vigor, dominance to celebrate President Trump’s 80th birthday. 

Two weeks later, there will be 860,000 fireworks for July 4, a record display for the nation’s 250th birthday. 

A month later comes a never-before-seen sight of high-speed cars racing on the roads around the National Mall. 

And look for a “Summer Surge” of National Guard troops, U.S. Marshals and ICE agents offering a theatrical display of uniformed military in the nation’s capital. 

Wait — there is even more to make sure you get the message. 

All around Washington, D.C., there will be “Freedom Trucks,” displaying the history of the Founding Fathers based on information from a conservative school, PragerU.  

And Freedom Plaza, where the words “Black Lives Matter” once boldly marked the roadway, will be home to statues of history makers, including slave owners.  

There will be a sea of American flags, banners with Trump’s picture on federal buildings, and speeches full of calls for patriotic acclaim of the president. 

OK, do you get the message now? 

President Trump is stirring spectator awe and wrapping it red, white and blue to rally political support for his administration. He is making critics look small and irrelevant, like “nattering nabobs of negativism,” to quote former Vice President Agnew. 

Any critical coverage of inflation, war and the president using federal government personnel and facilities, including the hard-to-believe use of the White House as a stage for a bloody fight, will be treated as an afterthought and a buzz........

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