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Donald Trump made a bold claim about other countries’ perception of the USA during a lengthy speech on America’s 250th birthday.
Speaking at the celebration event in Washington DC on July 4th, Trump addressed a crowd of around 150,000 people for over 40 minutes and certainly didn’t hold back.
It’s well documented that Donald Trump likes a speech - he’s given many before and during his two terms in government, and they often contain something controversial.
After all, everything that Trump does is controversial - whether it is sharing pictures and posts on social media, getting involved in soccer politics, or criticizing his many rivals and opponents in no uncertain terms.
This time, near to the Lincoln Memorial - which has been in the news itself recently - Trump made a particularly bold claim about the way America is perceived around the world.
He said: “For 250 years, the United States of America has been the hope, the promise, the light, and the glory among all of the nations of the world, all over the world.”
Then, he added: “They try and be like us. Nobody can be like us.”
Well, that is certainly true - that second part, anyway.
Of course, Trump couldn’t let the occasion pass without putting forth his opinions on his own record, as well as the perceived threats from his opponents,
“America will never be a communist country — won’t happen,” he said.
In a bizarre move, he then called communism itself a ‘loser’ and added: “Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world, only to have that menace rear its ugly head right back here in America. We’re not going to let it happen.”
According to Trump, communism is a ‘cancer’ and ‘you have to cut it out fast’.
Veering back towards the whole point of the event, Trump went on to describe some of the virtues of the USA.
He said: “Unlike so many others in the world, in this country we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal justice under the law. Although I wasn’t treated that well, but we won’t get into that,
“This is only the dawn of the Golden Age of America, and on this 250th Fourth of July, we declare, just as they did two and a half centuries ago, that for our country, for our children, for the cause of liberty, we are going to take our country to new levels, to levels not reached.
“We’re going to make it bigger, better, stronger, and we’re going to love it even more.
“And I just want to thank you … and I want to thank everybody, and we love you all, and it’s an honor to be your president.”
At least he ended it well.
Exactly how his comments will play around the world, we’ll have to wait and see.
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President Donald Trump has claimed that he will bring the "golden age" back to the US by taking the nation to "new levels," in a Fourth of July speech.
Speaking in a late-night speech held in Washington DC, Trump claimed that he was "just getting started," almost midway through his second term in office.
As part of a speech which wouldn't look out of place in a Presidential campaign, Trump spoke about the "unmatched achievement and unlimited potential" of the US, in an address to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary.
Despite plans being disrupted by extreme weather in recent days, including a storm which delayed the President's speech, Trump took to the stage at 11:15PM on Saturday.
Trump spoke about a number of things in his speech, which came after a rumored white nationalist march through the streets of the Capitol.
After promising a new “golden age of America,” the President moved on to his usual focus of conversations, claiming that his political opponents had committed election fraud.
He declared: “America is a nation of winners - today our country is winning again.”
His speech preceded a fireworks display which organizers claimed was the largest “in world history” to celebrate the occasion.
During his 40-minute address, the President introduced several military veterans and the crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission to the stage.
His speech focused on moments of US history, as he said the country is “the hope, the promise, the light and the glory” of the world.
Trump is known for throwing caution to the wind, with convention a thing of the past during his anniversary celebrations.
Former presidents would opt to avoid political topics and resonate with all US citizens, but Trump instead mentioned "communists", a term he usually uses for Democrats and other political foes.
It was noted that his living predecessors were absent from main events in DC.
Saturday's Independence Day parade through the capital was canceled, after an extreme heatwave hit the area, with a parade also being canceled in Philadelphia.
It was reported at 8PM local time that emergency services had treated 51 people with heat-related issues, with 12 taken to nearby hospitals.
When evening came, fears of a thunderstorm rose, followed by rain and lightning, with Trump writing on social media: “Storms bring luck to whatever the occasion.”
Thousands chose to "wait it out," with Trump later saying on stage he would have spoken even if it was "in front of one person at 4 o’clock in the morning."
Speaking on Friday evening beneath the iconic Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, featuring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, the president ranted about the "communist menace" in the US.
He said that their supporters are “the enemy of July 4th 1776,” further describing progressive Democrats as communists, who pose a threat to the US, continuing to attack "communism" on Saturday.
Trump said it shouldn't be allowed to “rear its ugly head” in the country.
He claimed: “We don’t want communists in our country,
“It never worked, and it never will work.”
Donald Trump has revealed that he plans to use his speech to the nation this evening to discuss the US leaving NATO.
Of course, there will be other discussion points on the table - this is Donald Trump, after all - but there will be one key message he wants to get across.
Donald Trump doesn’t just go to war with his enemies.
Sometimes, he goes to war in different ways with those who are supposed to be his friends.
While he conducted operations in Venezuela and Iran and is reportedly considering an attack on Cuba, he has also punched out at Denmark, the UK and other significant allies over their stance on various issues.
One key factor is the lack of assistance that the USA is getting in Iran, specifically with reference to the key oil route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has spoken at length about how he wants help from others to control the region, few have been forthcoming, and he’s clearly losing patience with NATO.
Now, as he is set to deliver a huge speech to the whole nation this evening at 9:00pm ET, he’s revealed that the USA’s place in the treaty organization is up for debate.
He told Reuters: “I’ll be discussing my disgust with NATO [during the speech].”
He added: “Oh, absolutely without question. Wouldn’t you do that if you were me?”
In another interview with The Telegraph, Trump said that America’s position in NATO is ‘beyond reconsideration’.
“I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin knows that too, by the way.”
But what would that mean for the other 31 countries in NATO and the US if one of the key powers of the bloc was to withdraw?
If Trump decided to pull the plug on the USA’s involvement with the political and military group, they’d be shooting themselves in the foot somewhat.
The NATO website states that the purpose of the group is to ‘safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries and their one billion people’.
Members are therefore ‘committed to protecting each other from any threat’.
So, the US loses that to start with.
It also loses access to other countries’ military bases around the world, which would be a problem.
According to one report in Modern Diplomacy, this could have a massively detrimental effect on the US Navy, if they were to lose access to friendly ports.
The article adds: "Our bombers couldn’t reach targets halfway around the world without support from allies.”
Sure, the US could survive just fine alone - after all, Russia claims that it does - but it would undoubtedly be stronger as part of the union of countries.
As for whether Trump has the power to take this decision, it’s definitely true that he could put the question out there.
However, in 2023 a law was passed that stated that the US would need congressional approval to withdraw from NATO.
But, these things can and do happen, as the UK proved in 2016 with the Brexit vote to leave the European Union.
As for NATO, if the US decided to leave, it would still be a bloc with 31 members including the big powers of Europe and Canada, so while they wouldn’t be thrilled with the USA leaving, it would be able to continue.
Donald Trump has insisted there is no free speech in the US while continuing to make unfounded claims that he is the rightful winner of the 2020 election.
On Saturday night, the 75-year-old former president delivered a lengthy speech to thousands of his supporters gathered at Robarts Arena in Sarasota, Florida, for his second "Save America" rally.
The address saw the businessman-turned-world leader promise to restore the right to free speech as, currently, "we don't have" it, according to Trump.
He said per KTVN: "We will... reject leftwing cancel culture. And we will restore the right to free speech in America again, which we don't have."
Per The Epoch Times, Trump added: "We can’t let them take away our free speech so we can't talk about corrupt elections. Otherwise, you’ll have … that’s communism. That’s what they do in these communist countries, you have no voice."
Trump, who has continuously espoused baseless claims of voter fraud, went on to say: "We have a truly sick election system, it’s got to be changed."
The ex-POTUS continued: "Remember this, I am not the one trying to undermine American democracy. I am the one trying to save American democracy."
Insisting that he did not lose the 2020 US presidential election, he said: "If we lost the election … I wouldn’t have a crowd that goes beyond what the eye can see, that stays in a thunderstorm."
Launching a scathing attack against his political opponents he alleged: "Democrats used Covid to cheat. They illegally changed the rules in key states. They stole the votes.
"They abolished signature verification requirements, created a powerful system for media and the online censorship of their opponents, and did everything possible to facilitate fraud just like you would do in a third-world country. That’s what happened with this election."
Trump has continued to perpetuate false claims of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. Not only are the claims unfounded, but US election security officials have confirmed the election was "the most secure in American history".
In addition to that, state and federal judges have dismissed over 50 lawsuits citing election fraud, per Reuters.
Last night, Donald Trump gave his first major speech since departing the White House as president back in January.
Speaking at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida on Sunday (February 28), the former president once again took the opportunity to baselessly claim false election fraud claims in the 2020 US presidential election.
"This election was rigged, and the Supreme Court and other courts didn’t want to do anything about it," Trump told those in attendance.
The 74-year-old also attacked the High Court, saying: "They should be ashamed of themselves for what they've done to our country. They didn't have the guts or the courage to make the right decision."
Watch Trump's full 90-minute address in the video below:Trump would then go on to tease yet another run for the Oval Office, telling the crowd: "With your help we will take back the House, we will win the Senate, and then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House – and I wonder who that will be."
And upon calling for unity in the GOP, he once again backed up his hint by saying: "I may even decide to beat [the Democrats] for a third time."
The former president's presidential tease drew huge cheers from the applauding crowd, who broke into several chants during the 90-minute address.
However, one chant, in particular, had people on Twitter concerned: "You won!"
Many social media users were left in disbelief at the idea that so many people still believe that Donald Trump won the 2020 Presidential election, despite the Associated Press reporting that there has been no substantial evidence that proves Trump's claims, and the fact that - y'know - Biden is now the President.
Viewers took to social media to share their bewilderment over the crowd's chants.
One person typed: "The people chanting 'you won, you won' at the CPAC aren't even worth engaging in conversation anymore."
Another Twitter user wrote: "Alternate Reality where losing an election by 7 million votes is actually a win: "Trump said multiple times that he won the 2020 election & that it was 'stolen' from him. CPAC audience... seem to relish his false claims, at one point chanting, 'You won.'"
A third concerned viewer wrote: "#CPAC is a spectacle. It’s a cult. The audience members chanting “You won! You won!” during #DonaldTrump’s laundry list of election grievances is deeply embarrassing for the GOP & America."
Twitter user Coldton Brandau wrote: "Trump calls the election stolen and the crowd is chanting ‘You Won!’ Do they think if they chant it with enough conviction it’ll come true?"
And in response to the chants, Trump simply said: "We did."
But, once again, per CNN and other new outlets, President Joe Biden did, in fact, win the electoral college vote 306-232, and won the popular vote by a margin of roughly seven million.
Donald Trump delivered the longest-ever State of the Union speech, and yet somehow missed one massive topic.
In the first State of the Union address of his second term, Trump spoke for a staggering 1 hour and 48 minutes, officially setting the record for the longest address of its kind.
The previous record - 1 hour and 28 minutes - was set by former President Bill Clinton in 2000.
“Our nation is back: bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before,” Trump declared at the beginning of his speech.
Nearly two hours later, he closed with a similarly emphatic flourish: “Our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder and more glorious than ever before.”
Despite talking for a very long time, Trump appears to have forgotten a big topic that many Americans are interested in.
You're probably aware that Trump has consistently discussed the possibility of every American citizen getting a $2000 stimulus check, thanks to the tariffs he has imposed.
As you can imagine, most people are pretty interested in getting that money, but Trump seems to either forgotten about it, or is just ignoring it.
People took to social media to air their views, with one person writing: "Didn’t he say everyone’s getting a stimulus check the said 'I forgot.' Never trust trump."
A second said: "I wish we would have gotten our $2,000 stimulus check would been nice [sic]."
A third person simply asked: "Where’s the $2k stimulus check he promised us?"
We could be waiting a while...
A major theme of the speech was the economy, which Trump painted as thriving under his leadership over the past 13 months — despite mixed economic signals, per BBC News.
He highlighted Wall Street’s strength and solid job numbers, though he did not address slower-than-expected economic growth in 2025.
While inflation has eased, it has not “plummeted” as Trump suggested.
Data from January showed food prices were still 2.9 percent higher than the same period last year.
Affordability remains a sore spot. Polling shows declining confidence in Trump’s economic leadership, as many Americans continue to grapple with elevated living costs.
Trump placed the blame squarely on Democrats, including former President Joe Biden, whose term ended over a year ago.
“Their policies created the high prices; our policies are rapidly ending them,” Trump said.
He promoted his TrumpRx website, designed to help uninsured Americans access potentially cheaper medications online.
He also touted a deal with technology companies aimed at keeping utility bills down despite the energy demands of artificial intelligence data centers.
Additionally, he pointed to an executive order restricting Wall Street investment firms from purchasing single-family homes in bulk.
The president addressed last week’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down large portions of the reciprocal tariffs he introduced last year — the most significant judicial setback to his policies so far.
“Just four days ago, an unfortunate ruling from the United States Supreme Court, it just came down; very unfortunate ruling,” Trump said.
He acknowledged the four justices in attendance, including his own appointees Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett.
Despite the ruling, a new round of global tariffs — set at 10 percent — went into effect Tuesday under what Trump described as “fully approved and tested alternative legal statutes.”
He has said he intends to raise those tariffs to 15 percent.
Trump insisted that “congressional action will not be necessary” to maintain them.
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