President Donald Trump visited the Iowa State Fairgrounds on July 3, 2025, to kick off a celebration of the country's 250th anniversary.

Trump is a close friend of Dana White, the CEO of UFC, aka the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and attended a fight last month in Newark.

The cities of Bradenton and Palmetto are joining forces this year for a joint Independence Day celebration on Thursday, July 4.

A part of the "America250" celebration, Trump said an event dubbed "The Great American State Fair" will start in Iowa.

Beneath the palm trees at City Park, Amanda Long and hundreds of others watched an early fireworks celebration due to a threat of weather.

Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary in Iowa OF THE MESSAGING THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS GOING TO DELIVER TONIGHT.

President Donald Trump floats a plan to celebrate 250 years of American independence with a UFC match at the White House, along with other events in the year leading up to July 4, 2026.

The Town of Sahuarita is gearing up for "Stars and Stripes" Fourth of July celebration at Anamax Park.

President Donald Trump went to Iowa to kick off a year of patriotic festivities leading up to next year's 250th anniversary of American independence.