Trump in meltdown over July 4 celebration as 'humiliating' visual sparks vicious White House backstabbing

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:41, 2 July 2026 | Updated: 13:49, 2 July 2026 Donald Trump was so enraged by the small turnout at his rally kicking off July 4 celebrations in Washington, D.C., that he ordered White House officials to delete images of the sparse crowd.  The President gave a 30-minute speech last week at the Great American State Fair, boasting about his administration's accomplishments heading into America's 250th birthday.  Images from Trump's speech showed a sparsely attended event, while footage captured attendees leaving in the middle of his speech.  Trump was 'livid' after viewing aerial photos of the crowd. He was reportedly not aware of the low-attendance while on stage.  According to CNN, the visual bothered the President so much that he immediately ordered all White House accounts to delete their posts and began lashing out on social media, claiming the crowds were 'packed to the brim.' White House officials have also begun to attack each other privately over Trump's scheduled speech on Saturday where temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees.  'I do not understand why we are doing this so late,' a White House official told CNN. 'I’m really not sure who thought this was a good idea.' The Daily Mail has contacted the White House for comment.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.