Trump celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in weather-delayed, sometimes partisan speech
Trump mixed patriotic pageantry with calls for voting restrictions as storms delayed the event and 160 million Americans faced extreme weather warnings, officials said.
- On Saturday, July 4, 2026, President Donald Trump delivered a campaign-style speech at the 'Salute to America 250' event on the National Mall in Washington, marking the United States' 250th anniversary.
- The Trump administration's Freedom 250 group sidelined a nonpartisan body set up in 2016 to handle the anniversary, fencing off 1.5 miles of the National Mall for a 'Great American State Fair' featuring conservative displays.
- Trump urged Congress to pass legislation limiting mail ballots and requiring citizenship proof, claimed he had 'wiped out' Iran's military, and warned that 'communists' could gain ground in the country.
- Severe thunderstorms forced an evacuation as visitors sheltered in nearby museums and government buildings, while record-breaking temperatures reaching 103 degrees Fahrenheit caused the cancellation of several parades and other events in the area.
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that a majority of Americans believe the 250th anniversary events have grown too political, with three-quarters of Democrats and half of Republicans sharing this concern.
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First some program points had to be cancelled nationwide due to a heat wave, then the important appearance of President Donald Trump was postponed due to a storm. The celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the United States ran off somewhat chaotic on Saturday. The heat had affected parts of the celebrations around the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in recent days. In Washington the annual independence parade was cancell…
Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 250th anniversary
Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Trump honoured veterans, including several from World War II and one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat in Vietnam.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Trump waves at himself on TV ahead of delayed America 250 speech
Donald Trump appeared to wave at himself on television ahead of a speech at his America Freedom 250 event. The US president delivered a deeply historical speech on Saturday (4 July) night, in which he declared that the “spirit of 1776 still lives within us all”. Before the speech, which was postponed due to severe weather, Mr Trump could be seen watching Fox News coverage of the event. Upon seeing himself in the livestream, he waved at the scree…
In a speech on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States, President Trump praised the country and himself. At the same time, he discredited the opposition democrats as "communists" and as a threat to freedom.
El Periódico
Not even the high temperatures that hit the east coast of the United States this Saturday or a storm over Washington prevented U.S. President Donald Trump from putting the final pin on the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the country's independence, although adverse weather forced him to delay more than an hour of his intervention in the capital's National Mall. And he made it true to his style: with a speech more like a campaign rally …
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