7500 people participated in the event! The White House "in spite of the epidemic situation" to celebrate the Independence Day
[Global Times correspondent in the United States Zhang Mengxu and Liu Haoran] The epidemic has been brought under control, and the US economy is rapidly picking up. 2021 will be an extraordinary year. The remarks of US President Trump on the 2nd have shocked the US media. Even if he already knows, he is used to fabricating facts according to his political interests." Trump’s “controlled” epidemic in the United States has 25,000 new cases on the 2nd. According to Reuters, this not only refreshed the US’s own data, but also surpassed Brazil’s June 19 record. Global records of new cases in a single day (54711 cases). The three Republican-controlled states of Texas, Arizona, and Florida, which had previously catered to Trump's impatient economic restart requirements, have now slipped to the brink of disaster. But the US government has not learned the lesson of relaxing restrictions too early. In order to celebrate Independence Day on July 4, Trump will hold a large number of people in South Dakota and Washington DC to celebrate, and did not make mandatory requirements for epidemic prevention measures. This puts the new cases that have stabilized, or even entered a downward trend, again facing the risk of virus spread.
Engage in activities involving 7500 people
According to the Associated Press report on the 4th, the celebration held on the same day in Washington National Square included the US Air Force "Thunderbird" and "Blue Sky Envoy" flying team performances, as well as lighting up to 10,000 fireworks. The US Department of the Interior said that this is one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the United States in recent years. On Saturday, military aircraft performances will also be held in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
The U.S. government distributed 300,000 masks free of charge to people participating in the 4th Washington celebrations. However, there are no mandatory rules for wearing masks. Washington Mayor Bowser said at a press conference that the relevant activities did not comply with the guidance and recommendations of the CDC and the Ministry of Health, but because the area where the venue is located is under the jurisdiction of the federal government, the municipality has no right to interfere . Bowser can only advise people not to gather as much as possible: "Ask yourself, do you know who is around you? If you go to the city center, can you guarantee a social distance from others?" CNN3 Japan said that the Independence Day celebrations may put Washington, which has just recovered from the epidemic nightmare, back in jeopardy.
In fact, the Washington DC event is just the second out of Trump’s grand celebration for Independence Day. On the 3rd local time, Trump will go to Mount Rushmore National Memorial Park in South Dakota to deliver a speech under the famous "President Hill". A fireworks display will also be held. According to Agence France-Presse, the event is expected to attract 7,500 people to participate. However, epidemic prevention measures such as wearing masks and maintaining social distance still rely on the consciousness of the people.
In addition to public health and safety issues, this event was also boycotted by local indigenous tribes and caused environmental concerns. The "Washington Post" of the United States said that the Montenegro region to which Rushmore belongs is a "sacred place" in the minds of indigenous peoples, and the United States Federal Government recognizes the jurisdiction of the Indian Sioux to the region; It has not been approved by the local tribal council. A member of the Ograra Sioux Tribal Executive Council described Trump as "salting the wound": "Those who violated our territory and sculpted their president without permission-a bunch of us A senseless slave owner is an insult."
The concern in the environmental field is that large-scale pyrotechnic fires in the Mount Rushmore area are likely to cause fires and may pollute water sources. Such activities have been banned by the US gardening department for the past decade.
Agence France-Presse said that in any case, South Dakota's Republican Governor Nome will not destroy Trump's party. In the 2016 election, Trump won 60% of the vote in this sparsely populated state. The American "Forbes" magazine said that in some people's view, the 3-day celebration is likely to be an event that is no different from the Trump campaign rally.
U.S. media: Areas with severe epidemics are approaching the "big disaster"
Regarding the celebration held on "President Hill", Trump said excitedly on Twitter on the 2nd that it will be a "special night", but he said nothing about the anti-epidemic measures during the festival. In stark contrast to him, local government officials called on residents to refrain from gatherings and not to make the bad situation worse. According to the BBC report on the 3rd, the Oregon Health Department issued a warning, "In this holiday, the safest option is to celebrate at home"; Houston, Boston and other cities recommend that everyone watch fireworks on TV or the Internet; to avoid crowds, May The fireworks display event organized by West Department Store in New York is creatively not specifying the time and place of the discharge, and each performance lasts only 5 minutes; in Florida and California, where the epidemic is severe, many coastal cities and counties have closed the waterfront. The place even closed the park to prevent festivals from gathering.
The concerns of local government officials in the United States are reasonable. According to the "New York Times", the number of new cases in the United States on the 2nd set a record for the sixth time in 9 days. Compared with two weeks ago, the daily increase level increased by 85%. On the same day, at least eight states in the United States set a new record of increasing cases, and there were 722 new deaths across the country.
As of the 3rd, the situation of new cases in 38 states in the United States is still deteriorating, and the situation in Florida is particularly terrifying. In early June, the number of new cases in Florida per day was only more than 600, and by July 2 it exceeded 10,000. According to Reuters, this is a higher single-day increase than any previous European country. The City of Miami issued an emergency curfew order, requiring citizens not to go out from 10 pm to 6 am from the 3rd.
CNN said that today, the United States is experiencing an "out of control" epidemic rebound. Texas, Arizona, and Florida, which are Republican-controlled states, are now heading for a "catastrophe" because they are trying to meet Trump's urgent economic restart requirements. Imminent.
Faced with soaring numbers, some Republican officials reversed their attitudes against the epidemic measures. Governor Abbot of Texas signed an executive order on the 2nd, forcing all residents of county-level divisions with more than 20 cases to wear masks. Previously, he had opposed orders from local officials to require all residents to wear masks in public.
The New York Times said that US Vice President Pence seems to be admitting that the epidemic is outbreak in the southern and western United States. He canceled this week's "Trust America" campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona, but attended a public health briefing in Phoenix. Just two weeks ago, he published an article in the US "Wall Street Journal" that "the second wave of new coronary pneumonia will not occur."
"A (Birthday) America, are you happy?"
Will Trump change in the current situation? "At Friday's event, will he talk about the epidemic? Will he put on a mask and set an example for the country?" AFP asked on the 3rd. But at least on Thursday, when the number of new cases in the United States reached a record of 55,000, Trump was more concerned about other "records"-"I have never seen such a situation and broke the record. June The newly created jobs in the United States are close to 5 million, exceeding all expectations." He said at a press conference.
Trump cheered the unemployment rate dropped to 11.1% in June, but in CNN's view, this is a "false dawn." As restaurants, shops, and bars around the world reopen because of the rebound, the number of unemployed will definitely rise. CNN commented that Trump's desperate efforts to promote some "good news" precisely reflect the political difficulties he has faced in recent weeks. Behind all the difficulties, the United States and the New Corona virus are caught in a battle that is still "seeing no end". The White House's "celebration of victory" gesture also once again shows that it has a strong obsession with the economic problems caused by the epidemic, but does not pay attention to the rapidly deteriorating epidemic itself.
"Are you happy in the (birthday) America?" Hong Kong's Asia Weekly published a column article saying that Trump chose to visit "President Hill", but Bogham, who presided over the engraving project, was a historian Considered to be a white supremacist, the two presidents in the statue also raised slaves, which was the object of the protesters' ideal dismantling of bronze figures of historical figures. On the same day, some people decided to protest. Can this situation make America happy? A declining big country will inevitably have endless problems and disputes emerging internally, and it will use the rest of its awesome powers to intimidate externally and try to save the dying hegemony. In such an American, at least most people are unhappy.