The event marks the culmination of weeks of effort by the president and his team to get the bill across the finish line.

One of the donors of fireworks to Washington, D.C.'s Fourth of July celebrations said he'd be disappointed if President Donald Trump broke his trust by using the event as a rally.

The event has on occasion produced political sensations. When James G. Watt, the interior secretary under Reagan, banned the Beach Boys and other rock bands in 1983, an uproar ensued.

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That's the recipe for every fireworks tent going back 30 years, when I was the same age my kids are now. Those tents are like time machines. Anytime I step into one, I'm transported back to 1994.