South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem pledged to try again for a Mount Rushmore fireworks display in 2024 following three years of continued denials from the Biden administration.
"There is truly no better place to celebrate America's birthday than Mount Rushmore," the Republican governor said, according to a press release. "The Biden administration has consistently denied us the ability to celebrate our nation's freedom with fireworks. We will keep fighting to host fireworks at Mount Rushmore and celebrate our freedoms."
The fireworks display, which had been discontinued for over a decade after running from 1998 to 2009, was brought back in 2020 under the leadership of former President Donald Trump.
During the Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020, wherein the reinstitution of the firework display was held, Trump gave a speech, during which he spoke about the Founding Fathers.
"They were American giants in full flesh and blood," Trump said, "gallant men, whose intrepid deeds unleashed the greatest leap of human advancement the world has ever known."
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