Overview

• Trump announced he will host the Norfolk celebration and said First Lady Melania Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Navy Secretary John Phelan will join him.
• The Navy event, titled "Titans of the Sea – A Salute to the Fleet," is part of the America’s Navy 250 programming and is set for 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 5 at Naval Station Norfolk.
• Organizers moved the event from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5 due to anticipated inclement weather.
• Trump used a Truth Social post to blame Democratic leaders for the shutdown and declared that "the show must go on."
• Active-duty sailors continue working without pay and are expected to receive back pay once funding is restored, while some public events were curtailed and civilian Navy employees were furloughed.