A benefit concert headlined by Chris Stapleton drew more than fifty thousand people to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Friday night, as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with celebrations stretching from coast to coast.
But in Washington, thunderstorms forced the evacuation of the National Mall, throwing the capital's festivities into chaos and delaying US President Donald Trump's speech until nearly midnight.
Dave Levinthal, senior editor at the website NOTUS, says organisers will face tough questions about how they handled the disruption.
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Dave Levinthal, senior editor at the website NOTUS, says US President Donald Trump created his own rival organisation to take personal control of the Washington celebrations, sidelining the original bipartisan commission.
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Dave Levinthal, senior editor at the website NOTUS, says US President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure reveals earnings dwarfing those of any previous president, driven largely by cryptocurrency.
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