President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have both issued their statements commentating the July 4 celebrations. In a simple post on Instagram and X, Biden said: "Happy Independence Day, Latest news on the Republican National Convention and the 2024 election, including live updates from Milwaukee and the latest on Biden’s Covid diagnosis. Six Takeaways From the Republican Convention Donald J. Trump ended a buoyant gathering in Milwaukee with a speech that started solemn, turned rambling and showcased his all-encompassing power over DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump will appear in Des Moines Thursday to celebrate the one-year countdown to America's 250th birthday. The trip marks the first time he has visited the Hawkeye State since his return to the White House. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Iowa "one of Donald Trump held a “Salute to America” 4th of July celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Read the full transcript of the speech and watch the video below by using the timestamp links. Sign-ups are open to attend President Donald Trump’s speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds July 3, the kickoff event for what he says will be a yearlong celebration leading up to July 4, 2026. Third nomination: Donald Trump accepted his third GOP nomination for president at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. The former president’s acceptance speech was his first Local organizers plan a protest with Fourth of July fireworks as the backdrop near Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Republican leaders have voiced optimism they can get the legislation to Trump’s desk by July 4 — but that timeline has faced some road bumps due to internal divisions over certain spending President Trump announced a visit to Iowa to kick off America's 250th anniversary celebration across the next year and to celebrate the holiday weekend. President Trump struck a patriotic, nonpartisan and unifying note during his address at Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., as the massive crowd of attendees avoided clashes What time will Former President Donald Trump speak at the RNC? The former president and 2024 Republican presidential nominee is expected to give a speech on Thursday night between 9-10:30 p.m. CT. President Trump's "Salute to America" speech on July 4 will disrupt D.C.'s traditional celebration. Here's what to know about the controversy. During his July 4th speech, President Donald Trump says American forces “took over the airports” during the US War of Independence in the late 18th century. Of course, as many viewers President Donald Trump will visit Des Moines on July 3 for an event to kick off what he’s touted as a year of celebrations culminating in the United States’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026 President Donald Trump will visit Des Moines on Thursday, July 3, for a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Officials with America250, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, say it's the President Donald Trump’s decision to host his own Fourth of July event drew criticism for its potential to turn a celebration of independence into something political. After capping the four-night Republican National Convention with a meandering, insult-laden 93-minute speech, Donald J. Trump left Milwaukee in the early hours of Friday morning to return to the Tanks, fireworks, a speech from President Donald Trump — and a giant blimp in his likeness — were all part of this year’s July Fourth celebrations in Washington, D.C. President Trump made a bit of a historical blunder during his Fourth of July “Salute to America” speech Thursday. Subscribe to TIME
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