Chuck Todd fumes that Trump made the countrys birthday about Donald Trump

Former NBC News anchor Chuck Todd unloaded on President Trump over the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, accusing him of hijacking the milestone and turning it into a celebration of himself.Todd said on his “Chuck ToddCast” podcast on Saturday that Trump overshadowed the bipartisan effort that Congress established years ago to commemorate the country’s semiquincentennial.“I do not think there is any way to avoid the obvious reason this anniversary feels so much smaller than it should be: Donald Trump has made the country’s birthday about Donald Trump,” Todd said.The former “Meet the Press” moderator didn’t mince words.“Donald Trump has ruined the American brand and the American birthday celebration,” Todd declared.Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysisTodd contrasted the White House’s Freedom 250 festivities with the congressionally created America250 commission, saying the original vision was intended to feature state and local celebrations, museums, schools and civic organizations telling “their own piece of the great American story.”“It could have been broad, it might have been a little messy, might have even been a little bland at times, but that would have been fine because sometimes bland is the point,” Todd said.Instead, he argued, Trump eclipsed that effort by launching his own Freedom 250 initiative and making himself the focal point of the anniversary.“He couldn’t leave it alone.He created his own version of the celebration,” Todd said.“First he created this task force on celebrating America’s 250th birthday with Freedom 250 with the president as chair and the vice president as vice chair, and it competed and overshadowed the congressionally created, taxpayer funded America 250 effort.”Todd also blasted the recent UFC event held on the White House grounds as part of the administration’s festivities.“Trump just took it all over.

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