WATCH: Trump delivers keynote address at ‘Salute to America 250’ event on the National Mall

Photo: America 250 rally on the National Mall for the Great American State Fair. Wednesday June 24, 2026. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Patrick B. Ruddy via Flickr. US government work. Article by Steven Sloan, AP and Michelle L. Price, AP. PBS News – July 5, 2026.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” […]

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