No July 4th Fireworks at Mount Rushmore This Year After Controversial 2020 Trump Event On 3/12/21 at 6:45 PM EST The National Park Service (NPS) has refused to allow the state of South Dakota to hold a July 4th fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore this year. The massive national memorial features four past presidents' faces carved into the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota. Although former President Donald Trump held a 4th of July celebration at the memorial in 2020, NPS Regional Director Herbert Frost rejected South Dakota's request for 2021. In his letter to South Dakota Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen, Frost said that fireworks and COVID-19 pose "potential risks" to the park and people present. He believes the two would not allow for a "safe and responsible" event to occur,