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Trump Addresses Mount Rushmore; 100-ft Speech Zone Remains Quiet

7/5/2026

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The National Park Service set a 100-foot First Amendment zone on the Keystone highway for 2026 Mount Rushmore fireworks, but no demonstrators appeared.
President Donald Trump spoke in Keystone, South Dakota, as troops and police monitored protest area.
Nick Tilsen, CEO of advocacy group NDN Collective, said his organization was boycotting the event as attendees in red, white and blue gathered for the 250th anniversary and recalled the 2020 blockade.

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The National Park Service set a 100-foot First Amendment zone on the Keystone highway for 2026 Mount Rushmore fireworks, but no demonstrators appeared.
President Donald Trump spoke in Keystone, South Dakota, as troops and police monitored protest area.
Nick Tilsen, CEO of advocacy group NDN Collective, said his organization was boycotting the event as attendees in red, white and blue gathered for the 250th anniversary and recalled the 2020 blockade.