Trump Applied for Independence Day Rally Venue but Was Rejected

Former U.S. President Donald Trump [Photo by Reuters]

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Former U.S. President Donald Trump planned to hold a rally at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park during the Independence Day holiday, but the park authorities rejected the request.

On the 29th (local time), according to political news outlet The Hill and others, the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Management Committee in Mobile, Alabama, announced on the 28th that they would cancel the permit application for Trump's rally scheduled for the 3rd of next month.

Tim Russell, a park management committee member, stated, "The battleship Alabama is a U.S. Navy asset, and the fighter jets and military equipment displayed here are on loan from the Department of Defense," adding, "Political rallies of a particular party cannot be held in front of military facilities."

The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is a state park exhibiting various military equipment, including the decommissioned battleship Alabama, which served in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, as well as submarines and fighter jets.

Alabama is traditionally a Republican stronghold. Currently, both the governor and the state legislature are controlled by the Republican Party. Senator Jeff Sessions, who served as Attorney General under the Trump administration, is also from Alabama.

Trump likely considered this when applying for the rally permit, but the request was decisively rejected.

The Alabama governor opposed the management committee's decision. Governor Kay Ivey said through a spokesperson on the 29th, "I support Trump and am proud to have worked with him," adding, "Alabama state law does not prohibit this event."

Within Alabama's political circles, opinions are divided between those who view banning political rallies as discriminatory and those who believe the memorial park should not be used as a venue for political gatherings.

Local broadcaster ABC reported, citing the Alabama Republican Party chairman, that former President Trump is disappointed by the cancellation of this rally.

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