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In a speech delayed by a two-hour evacuation of the National Mall due to severe weather, President Trump mixed politics with history.
Extreme heatwave across US east coast already has already upended some of the weekend’s long-planned celebrations
President Donald Trump’s speech marking America’s 250th birthday appeared to fall flat in sweltering heat, with sparse crowds turning out for the 40-minute address. Washington, D.C., baked in record-breaking 103-degree temperatures on Saturday as severe weather forced a temporary evacuation of the National Mall ahead of the July Fourth celebrations.
During an Oval Office event, though at least one young attendee appeared less enga
President Donald Trump rarely misses an opportunity to shout out his supporters. On Monday, while blasting democratic socialists, calling them “communists,” Trump publicly recognized rapper Nicki Minaj during a speech at a White House Rose Garden lunch.
The president kicked off the 250th anniversary of July 4th with a patriotic speech at Mount Rushmore where he warned of a resurgence in communism.
President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day.
Donald Trump claimed 422,000 people attended the Capitol Mall in Washington, D.C. to hear his July 4th speech, but that many left when the event was cancelled due to bad weather, in a post on Truth Social Sunday night.
