Preparations for Trump and Mount Rushmore fireworks include First Amendment area for protesters

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,000

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The National Park Service is designating an area for protesters as the agency prepares to welcome thousands of attendees, including President Donald Trump, to a Friday fireworks display at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in western South Dakota.

The display is the first at the mountain carving in six years. In 2020, the Park Service approved a fireworks show after then-Gov. Kristi Noem asked Trump in his first term to reinstate the event — despite …

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