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A 250-Year Fever Dream: Inside Trump’s Hostile Takeover of the USA’s Birthday

Jon Liedtke’s argues Donald Trump launched a hostile corporate takeover of America’s 250th anniversary, transforming a non-partisan civic milestone into a taxpayer-funded MAGA spectacle. Highlighting a proposed $250 bill and a White House UFC event, Liedtke warns that hollowing out institutions for personal branding damages American democracy.

May 31, 2026

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