2026-07-01T19:30:56-04:00 / 福克斯新闻
内部邮件显示，该活动本就资金短缺，新的公平性规定又让该县失去了一位赞助商
作者：亚历克·谢梅尔 福克斯新闻
发布于 2026年7月1日 美国东部夏令时晚7:30 | 更新于 2026年7月1日 美国东部夏令时晚7:38
内布拉斯加州苏厄德市将美国建国250周年庆祝活动打造成“独立日之城”
被称为“独立日先生”的克拉克·科尔特曼谈及内布拉斯加州苏厄德市作为官方“独立日之城”的独特传统。
圣地亚哥县官员及其由民主党掌控的监事会正面临 backlash，这场原本旨在致敬《独立宣言》的美国250周年独立日庆祝活动，因融入了以多元、公平、包容（DEI）为核心的赞助规则而被重塑。
该庆典的主要节目预计将包含原住民祈福、土地承认仪式，以及近两小时以“历史上服务不足群体”为中心的社区故事环节。
圣地亚哥县埃尔卡洪市市长比尔·威尔斯和其他批评人士指出，在这场将在圣地亚哥地区滨水区举办的全县范围独立日活动的初步计划中，美国建国历史似乎被边缘化了。据县董事会材料和福克斯新闻数字频道获取的县内部邮件显示，这场活动缺乏完整筹备所需的资金，且至少有一位赞助商在被要求签署一系列DEI原则承诺书作为参与条件后退出了合作。
“我有一个替代方案：1. 承认美国及其伟大之处。2. 用烟花和美国国歌庆祝，”威尔斯在X平台上写道，并附上了独立日庆典的计划日程表，该日程与福克斯新闻数字频道获得的县内部“流程表”一致。
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一张圣地亚哥县为其2026年独立日庆典发布的传单在网上流传，该活动将在滨水公园举行，以纪念美国建国250周年。（圣地亚哥县）
福克斯新闻数字频道获得的流程表显示，在嘉宾抵达和音效检查后不久，将有一场“亲切的原住民祈福仪式，欢迎来到这片土地”，随后由主持人主持“欢迎致辞与土地承认仪式”，接着是“原住民祈福仪式”、黑人国歌和常规国歌，然后是近两小时的社区故事环节，聚焦当地原住民、拉丁裔、亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民、LGBTQ+以及黑人和非洲裔社区。
该活动还将有音乐、美食车、摊位和其他“文化展示”，最后以闭幕致辞、烟花表演和清理工作收尾。
“圣地亚哥县官方的7月4日行程安排听起来像是美国民主社会主义者大会的开幕式，”保守派政治 advocacy 巨头增长俱乐部主席大卫·麦金托什调侃道。
民主党因民调显示美国爱国主义率创历史新低而遭抨击：“撕裂我们的社会”
早在今年2月，圣地亚哥县共和党监事吉姆·德斯蒙德提出了一项议程项目，提议举办一场“纪念《独立宣言》250周年”的独立日活动，理由是该地区“与国家防御和公民制度有着深厚的渊源”。
随后，由3名民主党人对2名共和党人的多数派掌控的县董事会在几周后提出并通过了一项修正案，指示该县首席行政官与公平与种族正义办公室以及县原住民联络办公室协调，纳入针对原住民部落、移民社区、LGBTQ+社区和其他“历史上服务不足群体”的社区参与环节。
2023年7月4日，人们在加利福尼亚州拉霍亚海岸庆祝独立日。圣地亚哥是夏季旅游的热门目的地。（凯文·卡特/盖蒂图片社）
“德斯蒙德监事和安德森监事提出了面向整个地区的250周年庆祝活动。三名民主党人改写了方案，将其与该县的‘公平、包容和种族正义目标’挂钩，并将策划工作交给了公平与种族正义办公室，”威尔斯在X平台上解释道，并附上了显示民主党修正案的会议纪要图片。
“独立日，尤其是今年这个里程碑式的节日，是为了庆祝和致敬美国，”这位市长在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时补充道。“圣地亚哥县打造的这场活动无视了这一点，转而宣扬不满情绪，暗示我们的国家并不伟大，不值得自豪。这实在令人反感，尤其是考虑到他们是用纳税人的钱来做这件事的。”
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根据福克斯新闻数字频道获取并审核的县内部邮件，此次修改的一项要求是，活动捐赠者和赞助商必须承诺支持该县的“觉醒”DEI原则，这导致至少一位赞助商退出。
县工作人员的邮件显示，在捐赠者拒绝完成一份要求其表明对齐该县DEI价值观并支持移民社区的强制表格后，该赞助商原本承诺的2500美元捐款未能到位。与此同时，工作人员在邮件中还提到，该活动缺少用于完整搭建舞台、灯光和音响设备所需的数千美元资金。
2025年4月29日，人们在密歇根州沃伦市麦克姆县社区学院举行的唐纳德·特朗普总统集会上抗议。（盖蒂图片社/多米尼克·格温）
“民主党人实质上是将白人社区排除在独立日活动之外，”反DEI活动家罗比·斯塔巴克在回应该活动的计划日程和对“服务不足群体”的“公平”关注时说道，并将其描述为“令人憎恶的”。
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亚历克·谢梅尔是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，原籍北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市，现居住在华盛顿特区-巴尔的摩大都会区。
Internal emails expose how July 4th bash is being derailed by Dem-run county: ‘Offensive’
2026-07-01T19:30:56-04:00 / Fox News
The event was already short in funding and new equity rules lost the county a sponsor, internal emails show
By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Published July 1, 2026 7:30pm EDT | Updated July 1, 2026 7:38pm EDT
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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.
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A flyer posted online by San Diego County for its 2026 Fourth of July celebration at Waterfront Park, commemorating America’s 250th anniversary.(County of San Diego)
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, fireworks and clean-up.
“The official government July 4th itinerary of San Diego reads like the opening ceremony of the Democratic Socialists of America convention,” quipped David McIntosh, President of the conservative political advocacy giant Club for Growth.
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Back in February, Jim Desmond, a Republican San Diego County Supervisor, introduced an agenda item to bring forward a Fourth of July event “commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence,” citing the area’s “deep-rooted relationship to the nation’s defense and civic institutions.”
Subsequently, the board, which is controlled by a 3-2 Democratic majority, introduced and passed a motion to amend weeks later, which directed the county’s chief administrative officer to coordinate with the Office of Equity and Racial Justice and the county’s Tribal Liaison to incorporate community engagement focused on tribal nations, immigrant communities, LGBT communities and other “historically underserved groups.”
People celebrate the 4th of July along the La Jolla coast on a hot summer day on July 4, 2023 in San Diego, California. San Diego is a top destination for summer travel.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
“Supervisors Desmond and Anderson brought forward a 250th celebration for the whole region. The three Democrats rewrote it, tied it to the county’s ‘equity, inclusion, and racial justice goals,’ and handed planning to the Office of Equity and Racial Justice,” Wells explained on X, posting images of the meeting minutes that showed the Democrats’ amendments.
“Independence Day, especially this one, is about celebrating and honoring America,” the mayor added in comments to Fox News Digital. “What the county of San Diego has created ignores this in favor of grievance and a sense that our country is not great or worthy of pride. That’s just offensive, especially in light of the fact that they’re using taxpayer money to do so.”
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Among the changes was a requirement for event donors and sponsors to commit themselves to supporting the county’s woke DEI principles, which led at least one to drop out, according to internal county emails obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital.
The sponsor’s pending $2,500 donation did not move forward after the donor declined to complete a required form mandating they show alignment with the county’s values on DEI and support for immigrant communities, the county staff emails indicated. Meanwhile, staff separately said in the emails that the event was short thousands of dollars needed for a full stage, lighting and sound setup.
Hundreds protest outside a rally held by President Donald Trump at Macomb County Community College in Warren, MI, on April 29, 2025.(Getty Images/Dominic Gwinn)
“Democrats are essentially excluding White community members from the Fourth of July anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck contended in response to the event’s planned schedule and “equity” focus on “underserved populations,” describing it as “vile.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to San Diego County, as well as its Department of Parks and Recreation, for comment on the criticism, but did not hear back.
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.
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