On July 4th, Americans will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence but with celebrations already underway, President Trump has been accused of hijacking and politicising the event. He set up his own organisation committee, Freedom250, to work separately to a bipartisan group established by congress a decade ago. Millions more has been spent by the Trump initiative which includes building a 5,000-seat arena on the White House lawn for a UFC fight due to take place tomorrow. Bill Kristol is a former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle and editor-at-large of The Bulwark. He speaks to Susie Ferguson from Virginia about why he's accused Trump of corrupting the United States' civic traditions and making the big 250th bash about himself.

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