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Trump claims centre stage for America’s 250th I-Day
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|July 06, 2026
US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the “crowning achievement” of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists.
In a speech delayed by several hours when storms forced the temporary evacuation of crowds in Washington, Trump claimed that under his presidency the United States was “prouder than ever before.”
While Trump had promised a huge political rally to stamp his brand on the national celebrations, the 80-year-old Republican largely stuck to a more traditionally patriotic script.
“For two and a half centuries, our American republic has stood as the crowning achievement of human history,” Trump told tens of thousands of people on the National Mall.
On stage, he hailed also veterans from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
But he then hailed the latter two as examples of the battle against “communists” -- reprising his message from his speech on Friday night at the iconic Mount Rushmore monument. “Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the word, only to have that menace rear its ugly head right here in America. We're not going to let it happen,” he said.
This story is from the July 06, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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