President Trump went onstage on Saturday for the second night to celebrate the American birthday and praised the country’s first respondents, military and prospects.
“Our country is in very good condition,” the president told an audience filled with soldiers and medical workers in the southern courtyard of the White House.
“Our military has never been stronger,” he said, promising, “Next year will be one of the biggest years we have ever had.”
Just like his speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday night, Trump praised the founding fathers of the nation in dealing with anti-police riots and statue desecration triggered by the police assassination by George Floyd.
“The patriots who built our country are not criminals; they are heroes whose brave actions improve the Earth without limits, “Trump said when a squadron of US military aircraft roared overhead.
“If you believe in justice, if you believe in freedom, if you believe in peace, then you must respect our founding principles,” he added.
Trump then attacked the media “who wrongly and consistently labeled their opponents” racist. “
“We want a clear and loyal defense of American history,” the president added, accusing journalists of “slandering.”
“When you raise this false accusation, you don’t just slander me; You not only slandered the American people, but you also slandered the heroes who gave their lives for America, “Trump said.
US Air Force Lightning and US Navy Blue Angels make long-haul flights from cities that played a role in the American Revolution – from Boston and New York to Philadelphia and Baltimore – as part of the federal government’s “Salute to America” program before them appeared in the nation’s capital.
The 35-minute fireworks display was followed by more than 10,000 rockets and sparkles as the darkness began to fall.
The US State Department promised to have 300,000 face masks to share with viewers around the National Mall to prevent the spread of coronavirus – after DC Mayor Muriel Bowser criticizing party plans.
Trump celebrated Independence Day by triggering his own rhetoric burner Friday night at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, with a speech that ignited what he called a “left-wing cultural revolution” by targeting American historical figures.
“We will not throw away our heroes. We will respect them and we will prove worthy of their sacrifice,” he said Saturday.
