The executive director of America250, the 250th birthday celebration of the U.S. Army happening Saturday is a former producer at Fox News who graduated college in 2021.
Ariel Abergel is overseeing the event, which is expected to cost $100 million and is supposed to be a nonpartisan affair. But sources close to Trump expressed concern to The Atlantic that Abergel is turning the event into a celebration of President Donald Trump, whose birthday is also Saturday.
Top donors have been promised a “dedicated VIP experience” at the parade, The Atlantic said. Donors include Ultimate Fighting Championship, Amazon and Oracle. Donations are made to America250 Inc., a nonprofit group that was established in 2019 by a bipartisan, congressionally authorized commission that Abergel now runs, The Atlantic reported.
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