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Vice President JD Vance celebrates Fourth of July aboard warship on Hudson River

  • On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence aboard the USS Kearsarge in New York Harbor, attending the Sail250 International Parade of Sail featuring more than 30 tall ships.
  • During his 25-minute address in 90-degree heat, Vance urged Americans to reject a 'two-dimensional view' of the country, stating, 'Everything that we have done as a country, we have done together.'
  • Vance invoked George Washington's leadership during the Continental Army's struggle against the British, alongside industrialist Henry Kaiser and civil engineer James Buchanan Eads, crediting their cooperation as foundational to preserving American freedom.
  • Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz accompanied the vice president, while Sailor Michael Haley, an eight-year Navy veteran, said the naval review was pretty awesome.
  • Vance challenged citizens to 'do our part to create the next 250 years of American greatness' as the ceremony commemorated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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U.S. Vice President rejects a national perspective targeting democratic socialism that relentlessly points out only the country's flaws. Sailing ships from 20 nations, including South Korea's Munmu the Great, gather in New York for the 250th Anniversary International Fleet Review; anti-Trump and hardline conservative protests also take place in Washington D.C. Vice President J.D. Vance to hold the event off the coast near New York on the 4th, th…

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'All of us have our role to play': JD Vance hails US 250th anniversary in New York

US vice president JD Vance speaks aboard USS Kearsage.

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The reputation of the US has suffered from the Trump administration around the world. On Independence Day, the US Vice President targets the critics of America who "as obsessed" were looking for inadequacies. JD Vance calls on his own citizens not to let themselves be deceived by it.

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Townhall broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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