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@NBCNews White House Correspondent. @USC/@columbiajourn/@NBCinvestigates alum. monica.alba@nbcuni.com

Jul 4, 2020, 5 tweets

The White House is set to host its largest event since the start of the pandemic tonight for the 4th. There are chairs/tables set up for hundreds on the South Lawn. Social distancing "will be observed," per a spokesman, & facial coverings will be offered, though not required.

Few masks spotted so far as hundreds arrive for the “Salute to America” event at the White House.

Spotted: WH Counsel Pat Cipollone & Adm. Brett Giroir on the South Lawn

Chief of Staff Mark Meadows with the elbow bump

In the crowd tonight, per White House spokesman @JuddPDeere45: front line workers and their families, including law enforcement, doctors, nurses, and others, as well as members of the military and their families.

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