Two-thirds of Americans believe Founding Fathers would be disappointed in the nation at 250

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we wonder whether the Founding Fathers would have been Milli Vanilli fans (originalists are welcome to weigh in on what the text tells us) in light of a new poll that suggests all is not well with their legacy. (The Founding Fathers’ legacy, not Milli Vanilli’s). And we lick our lips at the “revelations” in Jill Biden’s new memoir…

The capital’s 250th anniversary celebrations are in tatters. Eight of nine headline acts for concerts in Washington, D.C., have pulled out, leaving Donald Trump as the only big name expected on stage amid a welter of accusations that the nation’s big moment has been hijacked for political ends.

And a new poll suggests that there is perhaps no better reflection of the state of the nation as it turns 250.

So although some 68% of American adults say they are proud to be American,