{"id":216482,"date":"2021-03-12T19:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T00:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=216482"},"modified":"2021-03-12T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T01:00:08","slug":"national-park-service-rejects-request-for-4th-of-july-fireworks-display-at-mount-rushmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-park-service-rejects-request-for-4th-of-july-fireworks-display-at-mount-rushmore\/","title":{"rendered":"National Park Service rejects request for 4th of July fireworks display at Mount Rushmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-park-service-rejects-request-for-4th-of-july-fireworks-display-at-mount-rushmore%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=216482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2386399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks light up the sky above Mount Rushmore National Monument on July 03, 2020 near Keystone, South Dakota. President Donald Trump spoke before the start of the fireworks display, the first at the monument in about a decade. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:17 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Fireworks will not be set off at Mount Rushmore this July 4. In a letter from the National Park Service to South Dakota\u2019s Tourism Department on Friday, officials said they were unable to grant a request for fireworks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2386400\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386400\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2386400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-633.jpeg\" alt=\"Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by the US president in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-633.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-634.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-635.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-636.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by the US president in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officials cited risks to the park as well as health and safety risks to the public. In February, South Dakota\u2019s governor sent letters to the state\u2019s congressional delegates to urge for their support in getting the fireworks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2386401\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386401\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2386401 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-637.jpeg\" alt=\"Supporters of US President Donald Trump wave flags on a road in Keystone, South Dakota, on July 3, 2020, before a fireworks celebration for the Fourth of July holiday at Mount Rushmore National Monument and the visit of US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds \/ AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-637.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-638.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-639.jpeg 698w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-640.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of US President Donald Trump wave flags on a road in Keystone, South Dakota, on July 3, 2020, before a fireworks celebration for the Fourth of July holiday at Mount Rushmore National Monument and the visit of US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll of the parameters and permitting processes have been laid out already and the documents signed,\u201d Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said. \u201cWith the change in administration, we just hope they continue through with that and not pull the rug out from underneath us, much like they did with the Keystone pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best place to celebrate America&#8217;s birthday is Mount Rushmore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZFsglDQmJ\">pic.twitter.com\/LZFsglDQmJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/govkristinoem\/status\/1370491806065000464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The decision for no fireworks is in stark contrast to 2020 when fireworks returned to the memorial for Independence Day for the first time since 2009, thanks to efforts by President Trump.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/buttigieg-proposes-raising-gas-tax-to-pay-for-infrastructure-bill\/\">Buttigieg Proposes Raising Gas Tax To Pay For Infrastructure Bill<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fireworks light up the sky above Mount Rushmore National Monument on July 03, 2020 near Keystone, South Dakota. 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