Experts worry Trump's Mount Rushmore Independence Day celebration is a coronavirus super-spreader event in the making

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  • President Donald Trump is set to appear at a fireworks display at Mt. Rushmore before a crowd of 7,500 people.
  • Masks will not be required for attendees, and social distancing will not be enforced, according to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
  • Health experts expressed concern that the event could put the community at risk due to the threat of the coronavirus spread in the large gathering.
  • A former superintendent of the memorial and a local wildfire expert also said the fireworks could spark a wildfire in the surrounding forest if there are particularly dry conditions on the day of the event.
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As cities across the US cancel Independence Day celebrations amid mounting concerns of surging coronavirus cases, a fireworks display at the Mt. Rushmore national monument is still happening according to schedule — without mandatory face masks and social distancing.

President Donald Trump is also set to appear on Friday for the first fireworks display at the national monument since 2010. Tickets were capped at 7,500 attendees in order "to ensure a safe and successful event," according to the event website.

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