Internal emails expose how July 4th bash is being derailed by Dem-run county: 'Offensive'
San Diego County's officials and its Democratic-led Board of Supervisors are facing backlash after an America 250 Fourth of July celebration originally pitched as a tribute to the Declaration of...
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San Diego County's officials and its Democratic-led Board of Supervisors are facing backlash after an America 250 Fourth of July celebration originally pitched as a tribute to the Declaration of Independence was reshaped with DEI-focused sponsorship rules. The celebration's main programming is expected to feature a tribal blessing, a land acknowledgment, and nearly two-hours of community-story segments centered on "historically underserved populations." Bill Wells, the mayor of San Diego County's City of El Cajon, and other critics pointed out that America's founding appeared to be sidelined in tentative plans for the upcoming countywide Fourth of July event held along a San Diego-area waterfront. The event, which is lacking funds needed for a full setup, saw at least one sponsor drop after it was mandated they attest to a series of DEI principles as a condition of participating, according to county board materials and internal county emails obtained by Fox News Digital. "I have an alternative plan: 1. Acknowledge America and its greatness. 2. Celebrate with fireworks and the American National Anthem," Wells posted on X, alongside a copy of the 4th of July celebration's planned schedule, which matches an internal county "run of show" obtained by Fox News Digital. CALIFORNIA DEMS ACCUSED OF PUTTING SANCTUARY LAW OVER MIGRANT CHILD WELFARE CHECKS: ‘REAL CHILDREN’ The rundown obtained by Fox News Digital lists a "Tribal Intimate blessing welcoming to land" shortly after guest arrival and sound check, followed by a "Welcoming and Land Acknowledgment" led by the emcee, then a "Tribal Invocation," the Black national anthem and regular national anthem, and then nearly two hours of community-story segments focused on local tribal, Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, LGBT, and Black and African communities. The event, which will also feature music, food trucks, booths and other "cultural presentations," then concludes with closing remarks, firework…