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NYPD: Clinton Campaign Canceled Election Night Fireworks Display
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Rebecca Fishbein
Published Nov 7, 2016
Modified Nov 7, 2016
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Hillary Clinton was supposed to ring in her potential victory with a fireworks display over the Hudson River tomorrow night, but according to the NYPD, the display's been canceled. WHAT DO THEY KNOW THAT WE DON'T KNOW? HAVE YOU REFRESHED FIVETHIRTYEIGHT IN THE PAST 10 SECONDS?
The NYPD announced the canceled fireworks at a press conference on Election Day security this morning, noting that the campaign did "have a permit for fireworks, but at this point we believe the fireworks were canceled." TMZ reports that the campaign called the Coast Guard on Thursday—two days after the NY Post first reported on the planned two-minute display—to nix them.
It's not clear WHY the campaign canceled the display—maybe they were concerned she looked too cocky? Or that people would think New York was under terrorist attack? OR MAYBE INTERNAL POLLS ARE SCARY AND BAD AND WE'RE GOING TO GET STUCK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP??????
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