Mollusk Mania

Scallops

President Donald Trump declared National Scallops Day on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Alexandra Schuler/dpa/AP Images

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Happy National Scallops Day, the new holiday that President Donald Trump emphatically declared after opening the waters off Cape Cod to harvesting of the tasty mollusks.

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