Anxious at 250
National SecurityAnxious at 250Trump’s Fourth of July blowout will bring a major security lockdown in Washington.By Nick Miroff, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Shane HarrisTierney L. On a day when temperatures are forecast to be in or near the triple digits, getting in may be more like going through an airport than going to a party. You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise while walking around downtown Washington, D.C., in recent days.
- ▪National SecurityAnxious at 250Trump’s Fourth of July blowout will bring a major security lockdown in Washington.By Nick Miroff, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Shane HarrisTierney L.
- ▪On a day when temperatures are forecast to be in or near the triple digits, getting in may be more like going through an airport than going to a party.
- ▪You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise while walking around downtown Washington, D.C., in recent days.
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National SecurityAnxious at 250Trump’s Fourth of July blowout will bring a major security lockdown in Washington.By Nick Miroff, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Shane HarrisTierney L. Cross / Bloomberg / GettyJuly 3, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave This year’s Fourth of July fireworks show on the National Mall is the first such event to be designated a “National Special Security Event,” which requires the kind of screening procedures and police presence usually reserved for presidential inaugurations and Super Bowls.
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