President Biden and former President Trump on Thursday issued starkly different Fourth of July messages to mark the nation's Independence Day. Why it matters: The holiday comes after days of tumult in the 2024 presidential race, as the aftereffects of Biden's disastrous debate performance continue to reverberate. Donald Trump on Thursday fired off a message that started out with “Happy Fourth of July,” but all references to the holiday ended there. Instead, the former president launched a lengthy attack on President Joe Biden , Vice President Kamala Harris , and special counsel Jack Smith , who is prosecuting Trump in the classified documents case President Donald Trump said “our nation is stronger than it ever was before,” in his speech at the Lincoln Memorial during a special Fourth of July “Salute to America” event. July 4, 2019 6:36 P.M. EDT. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, America. Hello. The First Lady and I wish each and every one of you a Happy Independence Day on this truly historic Fourth of July! (Applause.) Today, we come together as one nation with this very special Salute to America. He also stumbled over his words during a four-minute Fourth of July speech to military families at the White House, beginning a story about former President Donald J. Trump, calling him “one of Robert Reich, a former U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton said: "This is Donald Trump's July 4th message to the nation. He is making it clear that if he returns to the White President Donald Trump raised eyebrows during his Fourth of July celebration speech for a reference to an apparent seizure of “airports” by American soldiers during the Revolutionary War in 1775. In his Fourth of July speech, President Donald Trump reflected on the nation’s history and its accomplishments. He also made several false claims about the coronavirus and his The Fourth of July festivities on Thursday will center on an evening address by President Donald Trump, who has said that the event is meant to pay homage to the U.S. military Full Episode Tuesday 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 In outlining the history of Independence Day, Trump claimed the Army "took over the airports" during the American Revolution and evoked the battle of Fort McHenry, which President Trump took the stage at his “Salute to America” event this evening. Although there was some apprehension over his speech would be political, his remarks primarily focused on He plans a July Fourth celebration on the National Mall despite health concerns from D.C.’s mayor. Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to host events from the White House south lawn and from Trump gave the 45-minute speech during a rain-soaked spectacle in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2019, during which military hardware such as tanks and aircraft were displayed on parade. President Trump delivered remarks at the 2019 Fourth of July celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Full video here: #j In comparison, Trump released a video on Truth Social featuring an edited version of a speech he gave at South Dakota's Mount Rushmore on July 4, 2020, vowing that the monument will never be 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. THE PRESIDENT: We gather tonight to herald the most important day in the history of nations: July 4th, 1776. At those words, every American heart should swell with pride. Every American family should cheer with delight. In a largely apolitical speech for the Fourth of July commemorating the history of America’s triumphs, President Donald Trump got a bit of America’s history wrong when he referred to the President Trump made a bit of a historical blunder during his Fourth of July “Salute to America” speech Thursday when he said that the Continental Army “took over the airports” from the
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