The Pyromaniac In Chief

We know that malignant narcissist and sociopath Donald "The Chosen One" Trump loves big parades and celebrations as long as they're about him. Many cynical world leaders have staged parades and ceremonies hoping to curry favor by stroking his damaged ego. He's desperately wanted a massive Bastille Day-style military parade in Washington, D.C. ever since France's Emmanuel Macron invited him to their celebration in 2017.

Now, the buffoon is looking forward to being the guest at a July 3 celebration at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He wants his cult members to think that he belongs up there with those honored Presidents in his delusional mind. The problem is that a massive fireworks display is scheduled for Trump, and that poses a major wildfire hazard for the area (not to mention the continued pandemic):

"President Trump is planning a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 3, despite a decade-long ban on pyrotechnics at the iconic spot because of concerns about public health, environmental and safety risks. 

Trump has wanted to stage fireworks at the national memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills since 2018, according to two individuals familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. But the idea was scuttled or delayed by a number of his advisers, these individuals said." (our emphasis)

So why the change?  Well, it's an election year, and apparently Trump pressured the National Park Service and South Dakota's Rethuglican Governor and Trumper Kristi Noem to pretend that the problem of wildfires have been taken care of:

"Ian Fury [are you kidding?], a spokesman for South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), said in an email that the National Park Service had concluded the event will not harm the environment and conducted a controlled burn earlier this month to reduce brush that could fuel a wildfire. 

'We are confident that the Rushmore Fireworks celebration can be conducted safely,' Fury said, adding that organizers are monitoring weather forecasts. The Interior Department has positioned firefighting resources at the site, according to a senior department official."

So they're so confident that they're positioning firefighting resources there, because with Trump stuff happens. And the coughing from the smoke should help with coronavirus spread among his cultists stupid enough to go. This time, if there's a fire, it'll be about more than Trump.

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