Published Jul 2, 2026, 6:00 AM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says

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Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says

Donald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday. The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday”, outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within the Nati