Daily Mail: Star-spangled skies: President Trump's 'Salute to America' celebration leads the huge fireworks displays as cities across the nation cap off Fourth of July festivities
* Fireworks erupted over the National Mall in Washington, DC, hours after Trump delivered a rousing speech
* This year's DC display was promised to be one of the largest ever held in the region, featuring $2million-worth of pyrotechnics donated by Ohio-based Phantom Fireworks and New York-based Fireworks by Grucci
* Phantom CEO Bruce Zoldan spoke had a private meeting with Trump about Chinese tariffs just weeks before the company donated $750,000-worth of fireworks for the president's Independence Day extravaganza
* The East Coast was first to send up flares as the Macy's Fireworks Spectacular kicked off in New York City
* Thousands of people lined the banks of the East River to admire the shimmering sparks
* The theme for this year's display in New York is American cinema, so the lights were accompanied by a medley of scores from US classics including Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz
Cities across the country are capping off Fourth of July celebrations with fireworks as President Trump's Salute to America event leads the way with a stunning display.
In Washington, DC, fireworks erupted over the National Mall and illuminated the Lincoln Memorial, where Trump delivered a rousing speech hours earlier.
This year's display was promised to be one of the largest ever held in the region, featuring $2million-worth of pyrotechnics donated by Ohio-based Phantom Fireworks and New York-based Fireworks by Grucci.
Phantom CEO Bruce Zoldan spoke had a private meeting with Trump about Chinese tariffs just weeks before the company donated $750,000-worth of fireworks for the president's Independence Day extravaganza, according to WTOP.
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