"Trump is planning to exert influence over some of the biggest coming events in the world, including the FIFA World Cup, which will take place across North America next year, and the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. ...But nothing has captured his imagination quite like the country’s 250th anniversary....Critics say the Trump administration and Trump’s allies ...are promoting a partisan vision soaked with MAGA ideology and have hijacked the anniversary for political purposes." -- WSJ 7/3/25