People gather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Verne the Patriot in Luverne, Minn., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

A city welcome sign greets visitors as they exit the interstate into Luverne, Minn., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

Verne the Patriot rises behind the shop Those Blasted Things in Luverne, Minn., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

Thousands of nutcrackers are displayed at the Rock County History Center in Luverne, Minn., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

Verne the Patriot, a nutcracker sculpture, is unveiled in Luverne, Minn., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during a meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the Pentagon Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

White House trade counselor Peter Navarro prepares for a video interview with Real America's Voice News, Friday, July 17, 2026, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)