July 3, 2026, 2:49 p.m. ET This weekend’s 250th anniversary celebrations have taken on the overtones of a partisan fight, with President Donald Trump placing himself at the center of the capital’s events by touting military displays, patriotic music and fireworks adorning the “most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all.” The high-profile festivities have forced Democrats, who have long been viewed as the less overtly patriotic party, into a bind.