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By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
At 250, America is a nation unsettled.
“American Pride Falls to 25-Year Record Low“ blares the latest Gallup poll. Eight in 10 Americans say the U.S. has moved away from its founding principles, a recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found. And just a third of the public believes in the American dream, according to an AP/NORC poll released last month.
Even our birthday celebration is marked by controversy. The renovation of the Reflecting Pool in Washington has been marred by peeling paint and algae blooms. The Great American State Fair on the National Mall has been dogged by poor turnout and empty exhibition booths, spawning 1,000 think pieces. On Saturday, President Donald Trump, who is not known for his unifying rhetoric, will deliver an address on the Mall that might only inflame those divisions.
