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Posted: 2019-06-06T09:22:12Z | Updated: 2019-06-06T09:22:12Z

MSNBC s Rachel Maddow went back in time to explain why President Donald Trumps attempt to make this years Fourth of July celebrations all about himself is probably not a great idea.

The host of The Rachel Maddow Show on Wednesday noted the similarity of Trumps planned A Salute To America festivities next month on the National Mall to former President Richard Nixons Honor America Day in 1970 which didnt end well.

Maddow explained how Nixons attempt to rebrand the event in his favor, amid his controversial escalation of the Vietnam War, did not give him the political boost hed anticipated and resulted in outbreaks of violence and arrests and reams of negative news coverage.

Check out the clip here: