Trump Kicks Off America 250 Celebrations with Speech Warning of Communism
Trump praised American exceptionalism before warning of communism, as heat and cancellations disrupted holiday events across Washington and other cities.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of American independence at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, emphasizing American exceptionalism while warning against what he described as a "communist" threat from progressive Democrats.
- Republican lawmakers have increasingly focused on recent primary wins by democratic socialists in New York and Colorado, with Trump calling these victories "the greatest threat to our country since its founding."
- Trump targeted "newcomers to our country," stating "We resolve and swear for all to hear that the citizens of the United States of America will vanquish communism quickly" and calling for their expulsion to protect American values.
- A brutal heat wave forced cancellations of Independence Day celebrations in Washington and Philadelphia, while an April survey showed roughly 4 in 10 U.S. adults feel "proud" about the 250th anniversary.
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered a contrasting vision, casting America as a "nation of contradictions" working toward perfection and arguing the country's founding ideals are strong enough to endure "any authoritarian regime.
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Quotidiano Nazionale(Agenzia Vista) USA, July 05, 2026 "We defeated fascism. Americans opposed the evil of communism during the Cold War. And, as I said last night at the magnificent Mount Rushmore - a beautiful place, where the figures of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt stood behind me as I spoke - America will never be a communist country. It will not happen. Communism is bound to lose, and will always be. The communist system is the opposit…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday called the United States the pinnacle of human history on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In a speech to a crowd of tens of thousands, he again criticized political opponents, whom he called communists, and warned of the danger of communism, reports the French news agency AFP. “The American dream is back,” Trump said at a celebration on the National Mall in Washington. “For two and…
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Trump hails U.S. exceptionalism, veers into darkly political speech at Mount Rushmore
President Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country's ugliest chapters.
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