Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle

The Trump administration broke an agreement to fund the bipartisan semiquincentennial celebrations, saying it will not “light taxpayer money on fire.”

Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration broke an agreement to fund semiquincentennial celebrations.
  • The administration stated it would not "light taxpayer money on fire."
  • This decision has created a dispute over the funding of the bipartisan event.