Trump hypes achievement in weather-dampened America 250 speech
July 5 (UPI) — President Donald Trump called the United States’ 250 years an “unmatched achievement” during his Fourth of July speech in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
Trump’s address was delayed late into the evening due to severe storms that caused a two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. The storms followed on the back of a heatwave on the east coast.
The president took to the podium at 11:15 p.m. EDT. His speech echoed his past speeches, touting the “golden age of America,” repeating unfounded claims of election fraud and calling for the passage of the SAVE Act in Congress.
“We want to keep America great, and we will do so by approving the Save America Act,” Trump said. “You won’t have cheating on the elections anymore. It’s very simple.”
As Trump listed off a series of U.S. military achievements, he included the January operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the war in Iran, which he compared to the sinking of the Spanish Armada in the Anglo-Spanish War in 1588.
“Much like our recent victory, by sinking the entire Iranian navy,” Trump said. “One hundred and fifty-nine ships to the bottom of the sea, all done in just a moment’s time.”
Trump also focused his attention on communism, which he called a threat to the United States.
“We don’t want communists in our country,” Trump said. “It never worked and it never will work.”
