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In a sweltering capital, the traditional July 4th parade Thursday served as a warm-up act to a distinctly nontraditional evening event at the Lincoln Memorial, where President Trump prepared to hold his "Salute to America" event even as protesters inflated a "Baby Trump" balloon.
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