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3 hours ago - Speaking to Fox News, the President said, "Maybe it will be a little bit shorter, but I am going to do it whether it's 10 PM, 11 PM, or even 2 AM... If they can storm the beaches on D-Day, I can deliver a speech." Trump later posted on Truth Social, "We will wait it out, I don't care if it's 2:00 O'Clock in the morning, or in one hour from now.

47 minutes ago - The president took the stage shortly after 11:15 p.m., after the "Salute to America 250 Celebration & Fireworks" celebration was delayed by several hours. Trump was determined to make his speech and earlier in the night, he vowed he would do ...

3 days ago - Trump made the remark while delivering a speech at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. “This week, we look back on 250 years of glorious freedom, and we took so much time and so much effort, and by the way, on July 4th, it’s going to be approximately 107° out. I’m going to go, and I’m going to make a really long speech,” Trump said. “Just to show that I can do anything,” he continued. “It’s going to be 107. But you know what? They also predicted the fight that we had three weeks ago was unbelievable at the White House, they said a week before, six days, five days, four days, three days, two days, one day, they said it was going to rain. It’s going to be horrible. You’re going to have to cancel the fight. Sure, we’re going to have to cancel. This was a big event. This was one of the highest-rated fights in history.” ·

1 day ago - 'On July 4th, it's going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I'm going to go, and I'm going to make a really long speech,' he said on Wednesday. 'Just to show that I can do anything,' Trump added. 'It's gonna be 107.' Trump is scheduled to speak at 9.45pm Saturday at the Salute to America event, according to the Freedom 250 website. The President's address will be followed by what is being touted as the world's largest fireworks display. That is currently scheduled for 10.30pm. More than 850,000 fireworks will be launched from ten sites across DC, according to Politico. Freedom 250, which is organizing the event, has urged guests to utilize the free hydration stations on site and drink plenty of water. Parade organizers said the event had been canceled after 'extensive consultation' with the DC government, the National Park Service and Freedom 250 ...

2 hours ago - Saturday’s Independence Day parade through the nation’s capital was abruptly canceled, a day after a parade was also canceled in Philadelphia, where the country’s Declaration of Independence from Britain was signed in 1776. But the weather started to turn after the first attenders filed on to the site of Trump’s planned speech on Saturday.

3 days ago - Aerial photos of the National Mall shows the crowds attending the inauguration ceremonies to swear in President Donald Trump in 2017, on the left, and President Barack Obama in 2009, on the right. Reuters Staff/REUTERS · Last week, a day after images showed less-than-expected crowds at his American State Fair rally on Wednesday night—including scores of people walking out during his speech—the president even put out a self-soothing post declaring the area was “packed to the brim.” · “I wish we were able to have an even larger area, which we will be able to do on July 4th when I’ll be speaking again,” he said. But D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has also acknowledged that many families will likely opt to skip the National Mall altogether, predicting people would instead watch the fireworks from elsewhere rather than endure the lengthy evening downtown.

14 minutes ago - President Donald Trump spoke on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., after severe storms interrupted Fourth of July celebrations. Crowds attending Washington’s Freedom 250 celebration on the National Mall were forced to evacuate and seek ...

6 hours ago - Duration 1:57U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to deliver a ‘really long’ Fourth of July speech despite many celebrations for America’s 250 birthday in Washington have already been cancelled due to severe heat.

1 day ago - On July 4 itself, the president and his associated “Freedom250” organization have planned a “Salute to America” · celebration Saturday evening, which is a concert, a speech by Trump and a potentially · record-breaking fireworks display featuring more than 850,000 pyrotechnic effects. The event is still scheduled to move forward, but organizers · announced Thursday that entry to the event will be delayed until 5 p.m.—before the event begins at 7 p.m.—in order to reduce attendees’ exposure to the heat. Trump has vowed to deliver his speech regardless of the weather, saying Wednesday he was “going to make a really long speech just to show that I can do anything.” · Before his speech Saturday in Washington, Trump will also deliver a · speech Friday evening at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. While the temperature there is · expected to be more pleasant, with highs in the 70s, there is a potential for severe thunderstorms, presenting another possible weather hurdle for the 250th celebrations

17 hours ago - President Trump kicked off America's 250th anniversary celebrations this July Fourth weekend with a patriotic speech at Mount Rushmore extolling American culture and warning of a resurgence of the "communist menace." Set against the backdrop of the granite faces of four of his predecessors, Mr. Trump said Friday night that American identity was under attack from communist ideals, taking aim at what he called "radicals" and "extremists" who attack American history. "There is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success," the president said. "You can be a communist, or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both." President Trump speaks during a rally at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2026 in Keystone, South Dakota. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images ·

3 hours ago - Donald Trump Says He’s Delivering Speech “No Matter What Happens” As National Mall Evacuated Due To Severe Weather — Update · D.C.’s Fourth Of July Parade Canceled Due To Extreme Heat