What to expect at Trumps epic July Fourth Salute to America bash: People will be in awe

Thousands of fireworks, more than two dozen military flyovers and a reflective speech by President Trump – that won’t be apolitical – are some of what revelers willing to brave the heat can expect at Saturday night’s “Salute to America” bash in Washington, DC. The grand festivities on the National Mall to commemorate America’s 250th birthday promise to be a  “once in a lifetime” event, giddy organizers told The Post, even as planners scrambled to keep attendees safe from the scorching temperatures expected in the nation’s capital. Here’s how the celebration will unfold on July 4:At 1:14 p.m.ET, one of NASA’s supersonic F-5 light fighter jets will streak across the sky over Washington – the first in a steady stream of aircraft set to fly over the National Mall.

 Freedom 250’s jam-packed schedule lists multiple aircraft flyovers and demonstrations taking place every hour up until 8:22 p.m.  The US Navy Blue Angels; the US Air Force Thunderbirds; F/A-18F Super Hornets; F-22 Raptors; F-35 stealth fighters; and US Coast Guard helicopters and fixed-wing planes are among the aircraft slated to treat the crowd. The US Army’s Golden Knights parachutists will make multiple jumps, while Trump’s new Air Force One is set to make a couple passes over the festivities. The flyovers will be capped off by a B-1 stealth bomber performing an “afterburner night pass” at 10:36 p.m.–  just after Trump’s speech and right around the time the fireworks spectacular will take place. The president is expected to arrive on the National Mall in the evening, where he’ll address the crowd beginning at 9:45 p.m.

from a massive stage in front of the World War II Memorial, with the Lincoln Memorial serving as a backdrop.“He’ll reflect on the last 250 years of this still very young country,” a senior administration official told The Post.“He’ll also talk about what he sees in the next 5, 10, 15 years.

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