Trump’s Department of Interior won’t turn over pledged money for America 250 event

Trump’s Department of Interior won’t turn over pledged money for America 250 event

There's an ongoing feud between the America 250 event and President Donald Trump's administration, and now the Department of the Interior is refusing to turn over pledged money for the "State Fair" event. The Atlantic's Michael Scherer obtained a November 27, 2023, memo showing how enthusiastic the U.S. government was for the Smithsonian-led blockbuster festival that would be free for all to attend. The memo said that the new “Festival of Festiv…