The historic fireworks display at America’s 250th Independence Day Celebration in Washington DC. – wh screengrabDo you remember when the media pretended to love America and the Fourth of July?Those days are long gone.The far-left crew over at Politico decided that the America 250 celebration — a record-setting fireworks show over the nation’s capital — was the perfect moment to whine about the environment.And they did it with a straight face.The tell is right there in the first word of the headline: “Trump plans record fireworks show, internal docs warn of smoky skies.”Trump.That’s the whole story.NewsBusters nailed exactly what this is really about:Substitute the name of any Democrat president such as Clinton or Obama or Autopen and the silly story by the Politico troika of Alex Guillen, Miranda Willson, and Ariel Wittenberg would have been nonexistent. Yes, they just can’t allow President Donald Trump to enjoy along with thousands of spectators what they consider to be a triumphal moment without raining on the parade. TDS is just that powerful, especially at Politico.Then comes the thin veneer of concern.Here is how the Politico team framed it, as quoted by NewsBusters:Scientists have well documented the soot and heavy metal pollution that can spike severely in the wake of pyrotechnic displays, and the world-record-setting number of fireworks lined up for July 4 will mean an equally large jump in pollution, according to experts and internal NPS documents reviewed by POLITICO.Soot. Heavy metals. Smoky skies.Over fireworks.On the Fourth of July.It gets better. According to the same report, Politico frets that no one is telling Americans to mask up before watching the show…There are no indications that the administration plans to suggest masking or other personal protection for revelers viewing the fireworks from the nation’s front lawn. And the Environmental Protection Agency said tracking the air quality impacts of the fireworks isn’t their jurisdiction.Mask up… for fireworks.As NewsBusters put it, any government warning to mask up — after the useless Covid mask warnings — would be rightly ignored and/or laughed at.And here’s the punchline the Politico kvetch-fest was forced to admit itself. The scary pollution doesn’t even stick around.The good news is that the dirty air doesn’t linger too long. One study found that particulate matter from July Fourth fireworks remained elevated for about 24 hours across 315 different monitoring sites. On average, the fireworks displays increased pollution by 42 percent. But after a day,About 24 hours. Then it’s gone.So the crisis is over before the leftover hot dogs are.Face it. This was never about the air.It was about Trump celebrating America’s 250th, with hundreds of thousands of Americans cheering along the National Mall, and a media that simply cannot stand the sight of it.Happy America 250.The post Good Grief. Politico Laughably Kvetches About America 250 Fireworks Pollution – Fears Americans Won’t Mask Up for Show! appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.