Biden Administration Denies Request to Hold July 4 Fireworks at Mount Rushmore

Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by President Donald Trump in Keystone, S.D., on July 3, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s administration has rejected an attempt to hold fireworks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in July to celebrate Independence Day.

Herbert Frost, a regional director for the National Park Service, cited the COVID-19 pandemic in making his decision.