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

• President Donald Trump is set to appear at a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on Friday before an anticipated crowd of 7,500 people.
• Masks will not be required for attendees, and social distancing will not be enforced, according to Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota.
• Health experts expressed concern that the event could put the community at risk from the coronavirus.
• 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.
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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 Mount Rushmore national monument is still scheduled to take place — without mandatory face masks or social distancing.

President Donald Trump is also set to appear Friday for the first fireworks display at the national monument since 2010. Tickets were capped at 7,500 "to ensure a safe and successful event," according to the event website.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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