Trump extols America, rails at communism in July Fourth speech at Mount Rushmore
Trump used the anniversary speech to rally Republicans and renew calls for voting changes as 61% of Americans said the country falls short of its ideals.
- President Donald Trump kicked off the nation's 250th-anniversary celebrations Friday night with a high-profile Independence Eve address delivered directly at the foot of Mount Rushmore.
- The speech focused heavily on a "resurgence of the communist menace in our land," with Trump declaring communism the greatest threat to the country, putting it on par with both world wars and the 9/11 terror attacks.
- Trump directly framed the upcoming 2026 midterm elections around ideological loyalty, targeting rising progressive factions by telling the South Dakota crowd, "You can be a communist, or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both."
- The address offered a direct counter-narrative to a speech by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who hours earlier utilized a historic City Hall desk to deliver an alternative Independence address criticizing wealthy elites, isolationism, and immigration policy.
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The president launched a harsh criticism against the "resurrection of communism," which he defined as "the enemy of freedom, the Constitution and on July 4, 1776."More information: On July 4th, Trump's most atrocious in the White House: no agreement with Iran, with the capital in works and polls against
Trump Speech At Mount Rushmore Warns About Communist Peril
President Trump made a triumphal return to Mount Rushmore to kick off the 250th birthday of the United States of America. And actually, Mount Rushmore had quite the comeback as well. For the last six years, there has not been a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore, not since President Trump went there in 2020. But...
Trump describes US as worlds greatest humanitarian power, promises new Golden Age - The Tribune
During his address from the iconic granite slopes of Mount Rushmore, Trump declared that American generosity stands alone in human history. He claimed that the United States has led the world in charitable giving, actively working to solve global crises by ending hunger and curing diseases.
In a speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on the eve of Independence Day, US President Donald Trump targeted progressive Democrats and some immigrants, arguing that the country was facing a "resurgent threat of communism." Trump called on Americans to protect the founding values of the nation.
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence, Donald Trump went to Mount Rushmore, a land stolen from the Lakotas natives, where the faces of four US presidents were carved. While he spoke of glorious history, he warned against the return of "communism".
Shortly before the peak of the 250-year celebration, the President of Mount Rushmore spoke of how unique the United States was. He did not mention his desire to be immortalized there.
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