The National Park Service under President Barack Obama was at the forefront of the left’s “cancel culture” when it nixed fireworks over Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota a decade ago, citing environmental concerns related to gunpowder. I found such concerns absurd.
Fortunately, things are different under President Trump’s leadership.
President Trump will be in attendance Friday when – for the first time in 10 years – South Dakotans and Americans will once again behold fireworks bursting in midair, illuminating Mount Rushmore’s 60-foot tall busts of some of our nation’s great leaders and celebrating the inception of our nation and the freedom and independence for which it stands.
Fortunately for South Dakota, Gov. Noem is correct in saying that Mount Rushmore will not be erased on our watch and this will not be our last chance to see fireworks there as we observe the birthday of our nation.
As a South Dakotan and as an American, I believe it is time to put an end to this chaos. It is time to stand together this Independence Day to keep South Dakota safe, keep America safe and remember all that makes America great.
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