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US President Donald Trump said it would be "the most spectacular birthday party you’ve ever seen".
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Kenneth P. Vogel, Lisa Friedman and David A. Fahrenthold
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s allies are offering access to him and other perks to donors who give at least US$1 million (S$1.2 million) to a new group supporting flashy initiatives he is planning around the nation’s 250th birthday, according to documents and interviews.
The group, Freedom 250, is threatening to overshadow years of plans meant to reach the broadest cross section of Americans for semiquincentennial celebrations. They are now taking on a Trumpian flair, replete with marble and machismo.
