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Donald Trump did not appear concerned by warnings of wildfires in Black Hills (Picture: REX/EPA) Despite no social distancing measures, warnings from fire experts and anger from Native American tribes, Donald Trump is pressing ahead with his Independence Day firework display at Mount Rushmore tonight. The US President promises the event will be a ‘display like few people have seen’ with around 7,500 people expected to attend. But the Republican mayor of nearby Rapid City says he is watching for a spike in coronavirus cases after the show as thousands of people stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with no restrictions in place. Pyrotechnics have been banned at Mount Rushmore since 2010 due to a high risk or wildfire in the 1,200 acres of woodland surrounding the carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. A former National Park Service worker Bill Gabbert, who oversaw fire management at the site, said launching fireworks over the monument is ‘insane’. He told NPR the whole area around Black Hills ‘generally is a tinderbox this time of year’, especially given the current drought. But when Trump announced he was reversing the firework ban in January, he didn’t appear too concerned. South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem pushed to get show resumed soon after she was elected, and enlisted the President’s help. Visit our live blog for the latest updates: Coronavirus news live Referring in January a conversation the pair had, the POTUS said: ‘”You mean you can’t have fireworks because of the environment?” – “Yeah, environmental reasons.” I said, ‘”What can burn? It’s stone.” You know, it’s stone. It’s granite. So I called up our people. And within about 15 minutes, we got it approved.’ Supporters of the president father at the Mount Rushmore National Monument in Keystone, South Dakota (Picture: EPA) Trump swings a baseball bat as he attends a ‘Spirit of America Showcase’ in the White House (Picture: Reuters) A spokesman for Noem said she is the only US governor not to mandate businesses or churches to close or for citizens to stay at home in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ian Fury said: ‘Gov. Noem has trusted her people to exercise their personal responsibility, to keep themselves, their loved ones and their communities safe, to make the right decisions, to do the right thing. And that’s the approach that we’re taking here at Rushmore.’ The governor and Trump ally said has said social distancing won’t be required during the event and masks will be optional. Event organisers will provide masks to anyone who wants them and plan to screen attendees for symptoms of COVID-19. The Republican mayor of nearby Rapid City, the largest city near the monument, said he is watching for a spike in cases after the event. Steve Allender told the Rapid City Journal: ‘We’re going to have thousands of people, shoulder to shoulder at these events – someone in line to see a president and being able to see fireworks at Mount Rushmore – they are probably not likely to disqualify themself because they developed a cough the day of or the day before.’ No social distancing measures will be enforced at today’s event (Picture: EPA) Addressing environmental concerns, Trump said: ‘What can burn? It’s stone. You know, it’s stone. (Picture: EPA) Leaders of several Native American tribes in the region raised concerns that the event could lead to coronavirus outbreaks among their members, who they say are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 because of an underfunded health care system and chronic health conditions. Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Harold Frazier, said: ‘The president is putting our tribal members at risk to stage a photo op at one of our most sacred sites.’ Some Native American groups are using Trump’s visit to protest the Mount Rushmore memorial itself, pointing out that the Black Hills were taken from the Lakota people against treaty agreements. Many tribes see July 4 celebrations at the monument as rubbing salt in their wounds. Oglala Sioux’s executive council member Ricky Gray Grass said: ‘The whole Black Hills is sacred. For them to come and carve the presidents, slave owners who have no meaning to us, it was an insult.’ More: Health Mum claims she was ‘poisoned’ by breast implants and feared they’d given her dementia Britain’s oldest landlord, 91, isn’t reopening his pub because it’s 'too risky’ How to stay as safe as possible if you’re going to the pub on 'Super Saturday’ Protests are expected in Keystone, the small town near the monument. Chase Iron Eyes, a spokesman for the Oglala Sioux president, said protesters would like to make their voice heard at the memorial itself, but it’s not clear they’ll be able to get close Security is expected to be tight, with the road leading up to Mount Rushmore shut down. The governor’s spokesperson, Maggie Seidel, would not say whether the South Dakota National Guard was being deployed, but said organisers are making sure it is a safe event. The National Park Service studied the potential effect of the fireworks for this year and found they would be safe, though it noted that in a dry year, a large fire was a risk. Organisers are monitoring the fire conditions and were to decide Friday if the fireworks are safe. Trump made no mention of the fire danger in fresh comments yesterday. He said: ‘They used to do it many years ago, and for some reason they were unable or unallowed to do it. ‘They just weren’t allowed to do it, and I opened it up and we’re going to have a tremendous July 3 and then we’re coming back here, celebrating the Fourth of July in Washington, D.C.’ Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.
