The presence of America250 and Freedom 250 has continued to spark confusion. ByPeter Charalambous, Laura Romero, Will Lennon and Nicholas Kerr Saturday, July 4, 2026 10:43AM The Trump administration has been using a mix of taxpayer money and corporate donations to organize its own events celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary, effectively abandoning the bipartisan America250 entity created by Congress that has spent the last decade planning for the anniversary.