SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Gov. Kristi Noem said on her X account she plans to submit an application to allow fireworks at Mount Rushmore in July.
Her post was confident. “I can’t wait to see you all there!,” Noem said in her social media post. She cited celebrating the election of Donald Trump as president and the 250th anniversary of America in her post.
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If the state’s application is successful, it would mean the return of fireworks for the first time since July 2020 when President-elect Donald Trump was president. Trump also attended the fireworks event.
KELOLAND’s Bob Mercer noted a scene from the Independence Day fireworks display at Mount Rushmore that Noem hosted for then-President Trump in 2020 was part of his closing pitch to voters this year. She was at the Trump victory party in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday night.
Applications for fireworks since the 2020 event have been denied each year since then.