Trump’s July 4th mega-bash collapses into chaos as thousands ordered to evacuate the National Mall

At one point someone said “mic check” on a stage and people who were already streaming toward the exits turned around and came back, thinking the show was on again. It was not.

The evacuation capped a brutal stretch for Trump’s Freedom 250 festivities. His Great American State Fair opened to embarrassingly sparse crowds. A dangerous heat wave forced the entire event to shut down Friday afternoon.

Washington’s National Independence Day Parade was canceled outright Saturday, with organizers citing heat index values as high as 115 degrees.