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AZLD4Candidate

(7,102 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:16 AM 3 hrs ago

Freedom 250's Fourth of July Stage Comes Apart During Rehearsal as Falling Chunk Nearly Crushes Dancers

Source: People

Dancers rehearsing for the Trump-backed Freedom 250 celebration experienced a scary incident on the National Mall on Thursday, July 2.

In a video shared by independent journalist Aaron Parnas and later verified by CNN and NBC News, a large piece of the stage is seen crashing from up high onto the stage floor directly behind dancers mid-rehearsal. The jarring moment caused several dancers to jump aside to avoid being hit.

A Freedom 250 representative released a statement to PEOPLE following the incident, confirming that the accident occurred on the Salute to America stage and sharing that all involved are safe.

Read more: https://people.com/freedom-250-stage-breaks-falling-chunk-nearly-crushes-dancers-12011785



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Freedom 250's Fourth of July Stage Comes Apart During Rehearsal as Falling Chunk Nearly Crushes Dancers (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate 3 hrs ago OP
Jesus. He does have a thing for incompetent contractors, doesn't he? Aristus 3 hrs ago #1
Yep everything he touches turns to 💩 TommieMommy 3 hrs ago #2
For the MAGATS: Thus the Lord saith, thou shalt not partake of any celebration to a false idol lest Wonder Why 3 hrs ago #3
Throw a tarp over it... Hugin 2 hrs ago #4
Scab labor BidenRocks 1 hr ago #5
To paraphrase a Reddit commenter, LudwigPastorius 1 hr ago #6

Aristus

(72,774 posts)
1. Jesus. He does have a thing for incompetent contractors, doesn't he?
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:25 AM
3 hrs ago

And this is why, to those possessing human-level intelligence, his multiple bankruptcies are not a mystery...

Wonder Why

(7,456 posts)
3. For the MAGATS: Thus the Lord saith, thou shalt not partake of any celebration to a false idol lest
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:06 PM
3 hrs ago

thou suffer from the destruction of his evil Monument. (From the Trump Bible RushLimbaugh:22:12)

BidenRocks

(3,680 posts)
5. Scab labor
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:56 PM
1 hr ago

Not a trained union journeyman in the bunch!
It should be shut down for a lack of fire safety sensors and sprinklers!

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