Trump will kick off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with event in Iowa
July 2, 2025
President Donald Trump will be in Iowa to kick off a year of patriotic festivities leading up to next year’s 250th anniversary of American independence. Organizers see the coming year of festivities, which start Thursday, as a way to help unite a polarized country and bridge partisan divides. But a recent Gallup poll showed the widest partisan split in patriotism in over two decades, with only about a third of Democrats saying they are proud to be American compared with about 9 in 10 Republicans. As a candidate, Trump proposed a “Great American State Fair” in Iowa, but it will take place next year in Washington instead.