Donald John Trump (b.June 14, 1946) the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
President Donald J. Trump stated in his Inaugural Address, January 20, 2017:
<For too long, a small group in our nation's Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.
Washington flourished -- but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered -- but the jobs left, and the factories closed.
The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens ...
That all changes - starting right here, and right now ...
The United States of America, is your country.
What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is con-trolled by THE PEOPLE. ...
Today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another -- but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ...
January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day THE PEOPLE became the rulers of this nation again.>
Donald J. Trump stated in his first inaugural, January 20, 2017:
<The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.>
He added in his Inaugural, January 20, 2017:
<We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones -- and unite the civilized world against Radical Islamic Terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth ...
The bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.
The Bible tells us, 'How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity' ...
There should be no fear - we are protected, and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we are protected by God ...
A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions. It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same Almighty Creator ...
Yes, Together, We Will Make America Great Again. Thank you, God Bless You, And God Bless America.>
Obama’s arming of Islamists was reported by The Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2016: "In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA."
Pushing back was Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who introduced the "Stop Arming Terrorists Act.”
President Trump ended Obama's secret CIA program of arming terrorists, as TIME Magazine reported July 28, 2017:
<President Trump ends covert plan to arm Syrian rebels, Russia has pushed U.S. to end program.>
President Trump stopped the C.I.A.'s arming of Islamists. The New York Times reported July 29, 2017:
<President Trump has ended the clandestine American program to provide arms and supplies to Syrian rebel groups, American officials said.>
TIME Magazine reported July 28, 2017: "President Trump ends covert plan to arm Syrian rebels."
Around the date of September 11, 2021, the Biden Administration withdrew from Afghanistan, allowing China access to Afghanistan’s rare earth metals needed for batteries.
On November 7, 2017, Franklin Graham sent via Twitter a photo of his father: "My father @BillyGraham turns 99 years old today. That means he's entering his 100th year - it has been an amazing journey."
President Donald Trump tweeted back: "Franklin, such a great photo. HAPPY 99th BIRTHDAY to your father @BillyGraham! twitter.com/franklin_graham"
President Trump described in his message November 20, 2017:
<In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation making Christmas a Federal holiday. And I sort of feel we are doing that again.>
President Donald J. Trump wrote in his Thanksgiving Proclamation, November 23, 2017:
<On Thanksgiving Day, as we have for nearly four centuries, Americans give thanks to Almighty God for our abundant blessings.
We gather with the people we love to show gratitude for our freedom, for our friends and families, and for the prosperous Nation we call home ...
In July 1620, more than 100 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower, fleeing religious persecution and seeking freedom and opportunity in a new and unfamiliar place.
These dauntless souls arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the freezing cold of December 1620. They were greeted by sickness and severe weather, and quickly lost 46 of their fellow travelers ...
Those who endured the incredible hardship of their first year in America, however, had many reasons for gratitude. They had survived. They were free. And, with the help of the Wampanoag tribe, and a bountiful harvest, they were regaining their health and strength ...
In thanks to God for these blessings, the new governor of the Plymouth Colony, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and gathered with the Wampanoag tribe for three days of celebration. For the next two centuries, many individual colonies and states, primarily in the Northeast, carried on the tradition of fall Thanksgiving festivities ...
We can see, in the courageous Pilgrims who stood on Plymouth Rock in new land, the intrepidness that lies at the core of our American spirit. Just as the Pilgrims did, today Americans stand strong, willing to fight for their families and their futures, to uphold our values, and to confront any challenge ...
As one people, we seek God's protection, guidance, and wisdom, as we stand humbled by the abundance of our great Nation and the blessings of freedom, family, and faith.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 23, 2017, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings.>
On Christmas Eve, 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted:
"People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again ...
<I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!>
President Donald Trump lit the National Christmas Tree, December 20, 2017, stating:
<From the earliest days of our nations, Americans have known Christmas as a time for prayer and worship, for gratitude and good will, for peace and renewal. Melania and I are full of joy at the start of this very blessed season ...
The Christmas story begins 2000 years ago with a mother, a father, their baby son, and the most extraordinary gift of all, the gift of God's love for all of humanity ...
There's hardly an aspect of our lives today that his life has not touched: art, music, culture, law, and our respect for the sacred dignity of every person everywhere in the world.
Each and every year at Christmas time we recognize that the real spirit of Christmas is not what we have, it's about who we are - each one of us is a child of God. That is the true source of joy this time of the year.>
President Trump stated in his 2017 Christmas message:
<Whatever our beliefs, we know that the birth of Jesus Christ and the story of this incredible life forever changed the course of human history ...
We're thrilled to think of the people across the nation and all across the continent whose spirits are lifted by the miracle of Christmas. For Christians, this is a Holy season - the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.>
President Donald J. Trump addressed the thousands who gathered for the annual March for Life, January 20, 2018:
<The March for Life is a movement born out of love ...
You love every child, born and unborn, because you believe that every life is sacred, that every child is a precious gift from God. We know that life is the greatest miracle of all.
We see it in the eyes of every new mother who cradles that wonderful, innocent, and glorious newborn child in her loving arms ...
Because of you, tens of thousands of Americans have been born and reached their full, God-given potential - because of you. As you all know, Roe versus Wade has resulted in some of the most permissive abortion laws anywhere in the world ...
The United States, it's one of only seven countries to allow elective late-term abortions, along with China, North Korea, and others.
Right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be torn from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong; it has to change.>
President Trump continued his March for Life address:
<Americans are more and more pro-life.
You see that all the time. In fact, only 12 percent of Americans support abortion on demand at any time.
Under my administration, we will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life ...
During my first week in office, I reinstated a policy first put in place by President Ronald Reagan, the Mexico City policy. I strongly supported the House of Representative's Pain-Capable bill, which would end painful, late-term abortions nationwide ...
I call upon the Senate to pass this important law and send it to my desk for signing ...
Today, I'm announcing that we have just issued a new proposal to protect conscience rights and religious freedoms of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.
So important. I have also just reversed the previous administration's policy that restricted states' efforts to direct Medicaid funding away from abortion facilities that violate the law.
We are protecting the sanctity of life and the family as the foundation of our society ...
That is why we march. That is why we pray. And that is why we declare that America's future will be filled with goodness, peace, joy, dignity, and life for every child of God.>
Declaring January 22, 2018, National Sanctity of Human Life Day, President Trump stated:
<We focus our attention on the love and protection each person, born and unborn, deserves ... Reverence for every human life, one of the values for which our Founding Fathers fought, defines the character of our Nation.
Today, it moves us to promote the health of pregnant mothers and their unborn children ... It dispels the notion that our worth depends on the extent to which we are planned for or wanted. ...
Science continues to support and build the case for life. Medical technologies allow us to see images of the unborn children moving their newly formed fingers and toes, yawning, and even smiling.
Those images present us with irrefutable evidence that babies are growing within their mothers’ wombs - precious, unique lives, each deserving a future filled with promise and hope.>
President Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 8, 2018:
<Our founders invoked our Creator four times in the Declaration of Independence. Our currency declares, 'In God We Trust.'
And we place our hands on our hearts as we recite the Pledge of Allegiance and proclaim we are 'One Nation Under God.'
Our rights are not given to us by man; our rights come from our Creator.
No matter what, no Earthly force can take those rights away ...
We love God. As the Bible tells us, for we are God's handiwork, created in Jesus Christ to do good works ...
As long as we open our eyes to God's grace and open our hearts to God's love, then America will forever be the land of the free, the home of the brave, and a light unto all nations.>
On May 14, 2018, on the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel, President Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, stating:
<The United States under President Harry Truman became the first nation to recognize the State of Israel.
Today, we officially open the United States embassy in Jerusalem. Congratulations. It's been a long time coming. Almost immediately after declaring statehood in 1948, Israel designated the city of Jerusalem as its capital.
The capital the Jewish people established in ancient times. So important. Today, Jerusalem is the seat of Israel's government ... Israel is a sovereign nation with the right, like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital.
Yet for many years we failed to acknowledge the obvious: the plain reality that Israel's capital is Jerusalem ...
On Dec. 6, 2017, at my direction, the United States finally and officially recognized Jerusalem as the true capital of Israel. Today, we follow through on this recognition and open our embassy in the historic and sacred land of Jerusalem ...
This city and its entire nation is a testament to the unbreakable spirit of the Jewish people. The United States will always be a great friend of Israel and a partner in the cause of freedom and peace.>
President Trump remarked on the National Day of Prayer, May 3, 2018:
<With us today ...is Jon Ponder, from Las Vegas ... Jon was in and out of jail for years until, at age 38, he was arrested for bank robbery ...
Jon soon ended up in federal prison, relegated to solitary confinement. That’s where God found him.
Jon began to read the Bible and listen to Christian radio ...
One morning, at 2 a.m., he woke up to the voice of the great Billy Graham ... through the airwaves, 'Jesus wants to be Lord of your life.'
That night, Jon dedicated his life to Christ. He spent the rest of his time in prison praying, studying the Bible, and bringing the Lord to his fellow inmates ...
Prayer changes hearts and transforms lives. It uplifts the soul, inspires action, and unites us all as one nation, under God.>
Billy Graham died February 21, 2018. President Donald Trump ordered:
<As a mark of respect for the memory of Reverend Billy Graham, I hereby order ... that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half‑staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions.>
Bloomberg reported (7/18/18) on Pastor Andrew Brunson, "Turkey Keeps U.S. Pastor Jailed, Straining Ties With Washington."
In 2018, President Trump secured his release, as Fox News reported Oct. 18, 2018 "Trump meets with freed American pastor in Oval Office."
On December 5, 2019, President Trump stated::
<At Christmas, we remember this eternal truth: Every person is a beloved child of God. As one grateful nation, we praise the joy of family, the blessings of freedom, and the miracle of Christmas ...
More than 2,000 years ago, a brilliant star shone in the East. Wise men traveled ... a long distance ...
And they came and they stood with us under the star, where they found the Holy Family in Bethlehem.
As the Bible tells us, when the Wise Men 'had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and fell down and worshiped him ...
Christians give thanks that the Son of God came into the world to save humanity.>
President Donald J. Trump stated February 18, 2019:
<The more power they get, the more they crave. They want to run healthcare, transportation, finance, energy, education ... Socialism is not about justice, it's not about equality, it's not about lifting up the poor ... it's about one thing only: power for the ruling class.>
Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt stated (Hannity, May 23, 2019):
<This whole thing is like this game of projection ... Whatever they accuse President Trump of doing we then find out not only did President Trump not do it, but they did it.>
President Trump described this in his message, December 5, 2019:
<In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first National Christmas Tree.
Later that night, African American community centers held an outdoor worship service on these grounds ...
And during that service, the Washington Monument was illuminated with a beautiful cross, a powerful reminder of the meaning of Christmas.
Jesus Christ inspires us to love one another with hearts full of generosity and grace.>
President Donald J. Trump remarked at the 47th Annual March for Life, January 24, 2020:
<Every child is a precious and sacred gift from God ... When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God’s creation. When we hold a newborn in our arms, we know the endless love that each child brings to a family. When we watch a child grow, we see the splendor that radiates from each human soul.
One life changes the world ... And as the Bible tells us, each person is 'wonderfully made ...'
We are protecting pro-life students’ right to free speech on college campuses. And if universities want federal taxpayer dollars, then they must uphold your First Amendment right to speak your mind ...
Sadly, the far-left is actively working to erase our God-given rights ... and silence Americans who believe in the sanctity of life ...
Last year, lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother’s womb right up until delivery ...
Then, we had the case of the Democrat governor in the state of Virginia ... The Governor stated that he would execute a baby after birth ...
The tens of thousands of Americans gathered today not only stand for life ... to help spread God’s grace. And to all of the moms here today: We celebrate you, and we declare that mothers are heroes ...
Because of you, our country has been blessed with amazing souls who have changed the course of human history. We cannot know what our citizens yet unborn will achieve, the dreams they will imagine, the masterpieces they will create, the discoveries they will make.
But we know this: Every life brings love into this world. Every child brings joy to a family. Every person is worth protecting. And above all, we know that every human soul is divine, and every human life –- born and unborn –- is made in the holy image of Almighty God.>
Donald Trump stated July 3, 2020:
<Each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world ...
Our Founders launched not only a revolution in government, but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity.
No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of America.
And no people have done more to promote human progress than the citizens of our great nation.
It was all made possible by the courage of 56 patriots who gathered in Philadelphia 244 years ago and signed the Declaration of Independence.
They enshrined a divine truth that changed the world forever when they said: "All men are created equal" ...
Our Founders boldly declared that we are all endowed with the same divine rights — given to us by our Creator in Heaven.
And that which God has given us, we will allow no one, ever, to take away — ever ...
Seventeen seventy-six represented the culmination of thousands of years of western civilization ...
And yet ... there is a growing danger that threatens every blessing our ancestors fought so hard for, struggled, they bled to secure.
Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children.
Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our Founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities.
Many of these people have no idea why they are doing this, but some know exactly what they are doing. ...
One of their political weapons is "Cancel Culture" — driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees.
This is the very definition of totalitarianism, and it is completely alien to our culture and our values, and it has absolutely no place in the United States of America ...
We will expose this dangerous movement, protect our nation’s children, end this radical assault, and preserve our beloved American way of life.
In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance.
If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras, and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted, and punished. It’s not going to happen to us ...
Make no mistake: this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution. In so doing, they would destroy the very civilization that rescued billions from poverty, disease, violence, and hunger, and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement, discovery, and progress ...
They are determined to tear down every statue, symbol, and memory of our national heritage ...
The violent mayhem we have seen in the streets of cities that are run by liberal Democrats, in every case, is the predictable result of years of extreme indoctrination and bias in education, journalism, and other cultural institutions ...
Our children are taught in school to hate their own country, and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes, but that were villains.
The radical view of American history is a web of lies — all perspective is removed, every virtue is obscured, every motive is twisted, every fact is distorted, and every flaw is magnified until the history is purged and the record is disfigured beyond all recognition ...
No movement that seeks to dismantle these treasured American legacies can possibly have a love of America at its heart ...
No person who remains quiet at the destruction of this resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a better future ...
The radical ideology attacking our country advances under the banner of social justice. But in truth, it would demolish both justice and society.
It would transform justice into an instrument of division and vengeance, and it would turn our free and inclusive society into a place of repression, domination, and exclusion ...
We will not be silenced ... We declare that the United States of America is the most just and exceptional nation ever to exist on Earth ...
Our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and we understand — that these values have dramatically advanced the cause of peace and justice throughout the world ...
We believe in equal opportunity, equal justice, and equal treatment for citizens of every race, background, religion, and creed.
Every child, of every color — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of God.
We want free and open debate, not speech codes and cancel culture ...
We only kneel to Almighty God ...
Those who seek to erase our heritage ... seek to dissolve the bonds of love and loyalty that we feel for our country, and that we feel for each other.
Their goal is not a better America, their goal is the end of America ...
Our opponents would tear apart the very documents that Martin Luther King used to express his dream, and the ideas that were the foundation of the righteous movement for Civil Rights ...
It is time for our politicians to summon the bravery and determination of our American ancestors ...
It is time to plant our flag and protect the greatest of this nation, for citizens of every race, in every city, and every part of this glorious land.
For the sake of our honor, for the sake of our children ... Americans must never lose sight of this miraculous story ...
We will raise the next generation of American patriots.>
President Donald J. Trump stated in his Christmas Address, December 16, 2020:
<To every family across our nation, the First Lady and I want to wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas.
For Christians, this is a joyous time to remember God's greatest gift to the world. More than two thousand years ago, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary.
He said, ‘Do not be afraid, you have found favor with God.’ The angel told her that she would give birth to a baby boy, Jesus, who would be called the Son of the Most High.
Nine months later, Christ was born in the town of Bethlehem.
The Son of God came into the world in a humble stable.
As Christians everywhere know, the birth of our Lord and Savior changed history forever ...
At Christmas, we give thanks to God and that God sent his only Son to die for us and to offer everlasting peace to all humanity.
More than two millennia after the birth of Jesus Christ, his teachings continue to inspire and uplift billions and billions of people all over the globe.
His Divine word still fills our hearts with hope and faith.
And, Christians everywhere still strive to live by Jesus' timeless commandment to his disciples, ‘Love one another’ ...
Above all, during the sacred season, our souls are full of thanks and praise for Almighty God for sending us Christ His Son to redeem the world.
Tonight, we ask that God will continue to bless this nation.
And, we pray that He will grant every American family a Christmas season full of joy, hope, and peace.
On behalf of Melania and the entire Trump family, Merry Christmas to all and best wishes for a very, very great and happy new year. Thank you.>
<This week I will reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from the military for objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate with full back pay.
And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty. It's going to end immediately.
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission—defeating America's enemies. Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen.
We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end. And, perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.>
Politico reported, "Trump vows to reinstate unvaccinated military":
"The president announced the Biden administration reversal during his inauguration speech. Service members who were dismissed from the military because they refused Covid-19 vaccines will be reinstated with back pay, President Donald Trump said Monday during his inauguration speech. He vowed to take the action this week because members were 'unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate.'"
President Donald J. Trump, January 16, 2018, proclaimed:
<On Religious Freedom Day ... we commemorate the ... anniversary of the passing of a State law that has shaped and secured our cherished legacy of religious liberty ...
Our forefathers, seeking refuge from religious persecution, believed in the eternal truth that freedom is not a gift from the government, but a sacred right from Almighty God.
On the coattails of the American Revolution, on January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom ...
This seminal bill, penned by Thomas Jefferson, states that, 'all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities ...
Our Constitution and laws guarantee Americans the right not just to believe as they see fit, but to freely exercise their religion.
Unfortunately, not all have recognized the importance of religious freedom, whether by threatening tax consequences for particular forms of religious speech, or forcing people to comply with laws that violate their core religious beliefs without sufficient justification ...
I addressed these issues in an Executive Order that helps ensure Americans are able to follow their consciences without undue Government interference ...
No American - whether a nun, nurse, baker, or business owner - should be forced to choose between the tenets of faith or adherence to the law.>
<JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2026 Proclamations May 4, 2026 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION
This Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor the countless contributions of Jewish Americans throughout our Nation’s 250 glorious years of independence, and we celebrate their unwavering commitment to the values that make our country great — faith, family, and freedom.
In his letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1790, President George Washington beautifully said, “May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while everyone shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
Since the earliest days of our Republic, Jewish Americans have helped build the cause of liberty and sustain the greatness of our Nation.
Among them was the iconic Haym Salomon, an early supporter of the war for independence.
As stories tell us, Salomon was instrumental in the success of our Continental Congress and Founding Fathers, and rallied support for freedom.
He was a zealous advocate against tyranny, and even after imprisonment by the British Crown, he continued his work in defense of freedom.
In the end, he gave everything to the success of the American Revolution. Like so many Jewish Americans who follow in his footsteps, Salomon’s legacy stands as a testament to the unshakable belief in the American promise.
In the same letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport, President Washington proclaimed that the United States “gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.”
Under my leadership, we are aggressively fighting the violence against Jewish Americans that increased under my predecessor, prosecuting hateful criminals to the fullest extent of the law, and working to end the scourge of anti-Semitism throughout our institutions, especially on college campuses.
As President, I will never stop fighting to protect our birthright of religious freedom — a sacred right that continues to guide our Nation, drawing us closer to the Almighty each and every day.
Throughout this historic year, we rejoice in the triumph of the American spirit and rededicate ourselves to the cause of liberty and justice for all.
In special honor of 250 glorious years of American independence and on the weekend of Rededicate 250 — a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving — Jewish Americans are encouraged to observe a national Sabbath. From sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16, friends, families, and communities of all backgrounds may come together in gratitude for our great Nation.
This day will recognize the sacred Jewish tradition of setting aside time for rest, reflection, and gratitude to the Almighty. This month, we celebrate the contributions that Jewish Americans have made to our way of life, we honor their role in shaping the story of our Nation, and we remember that religious devotion, learning, and service to others are enduring pillars of a thriving culture.
Through every trial and triumph, the contributions of Jewish Americans have shaped our past, have strengthened our communities, and will continue to inspire American greatness for generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month.
I call upon Americans to celebrate the heritage and contributions of Jewish Americans and to observe this month with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies. I further call on all Americans to celebrate their faith and freedom throughout this year, during this month, and especially on Shabbat to celebrate our 250th year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth. DONALD J. TRUMP>
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/jewish-american-heritage-month-2026/
President Donald J. Trump gave a 4th of July, 2026, speech at Mount Rushmore:
Well, thank you very much. Governor Noem, Secretary Bernhardt, we very much appreciate it. Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and a very special hello to South Dakota. As we begin this 4th of July weekend, the First Lady and I would wish each and every one of you a very, very happy Independence Day. Thank you.
Let us show our appreciation to the South Dakota Army and Air National Guard and the Air Force for inspiring us with that magnificent display of American air power, and of course our gratitude as always to the legendary and very talented Blue Angels. Thank you very much. Let us also send you our deepest thanks to our wonderful veterans, law enforcement, first responders, and the doctors, nurses, and scientists working tirelessly to kill the virus. They are working hard. I want to thank them very, very much. We're grateful as well to your state's congressional delegation. Senator John Thune. John, thank you very much. Senator Mike Rounds. Thank you, Mike. And Dusty Johnson, Congressman. Hi, Dusty. Thank you. And all others with us tonight from Congress, thank you very much for coming. We appreciate it.
There could be no better place to celebrate America's independence than beneath this magnificent, incredible majestic mountain and monument to the greatest Americans who have ever lived. Today we pay tribute to the exceptional lives and extraordinary legacies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. I am here as your president to proclaim before the country and before the world, this monument will never be desecrated, these heroes will never be defamed, their legacy will never ever be destroyed, their achievements will never be forgotten, and Mount Rushmore will stand forever as an eternal tribute to our forefathers and to our freedom.
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, and every American patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world and it will soon be greater than ever before.
Our founders launched not only a revolution in government, but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of America and no people have done more to promote human progress than the citizens of our great nation. It was all made possible by the courage of 56 patriots who gathered in Philadelphia 244 years ago and signed the Declaration of Independence. They enshrined a divine truth that changed the world forever when they said, "All men are created equal." These immortal words set in motion the unstoppable march of freedom. Our founders boldly declared that we are all endowed with the same divine rights, given us by our Creator in Heaven, and that which God has given us, we will allow no one ever to take away ever.
1776 represented the culmination of thousands of years of Western civilization and the triumph of not only spirit, but of wisdom, philosophy, and reason. And yet, as we meet here tonight, there is a growing danger that threatens every blessing our ancestors fought so hard for, struggled, they bled to secure. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children. Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities. Many of these people have no idea why they're doing this, but some know what they are doing. They think the American people are weak and soft and submissive, but no, the American people are strong and proud and they will not allow our country and all of its values, history, and culture to be taken from them.
One of their political weapons is cancel culture, driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees. This is the very definition of totalitarianism, and it is completely alien to our culture and to our values and it has absolutely no place in the United States of America.
This attack on our liberty, our magnificent liberty must be stopped and it will be stopped very quickly. We will expose this dangerous movement, protect our nation's children from this radical assault, and preserve our beloved American way of life. In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance. If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras, and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted, and punished. It's not going to happen to us.
Make no mistake. This left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution. In so doing they would destroy the very civilization that rescued billions from poverty, disease, violence, and hunger, and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement, discovery, and progress. To make this possible, they are determined to tear down every statue, symbol, and memory of our national heritage.
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Not on my watch.
Donald Trump: (12:09)
True. That's very true actually. That is why I am deploying federal law enforcement to protect our monuments, arrest the rioters, and prosecutors offenders to the fullest extent of the law.
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Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
Donald Trump: (12:48)
Thank you.
I am pleased to report that yesterday, federal agents arrested the suspected ringleader of the attack on the statue of the great Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C., and in addition, hundreds more have been arrested. Under the executive order I signed last week pertaining to the Veterans Memorial Preservation Memorial and Recognition Act and other laws, people who damage or deface federal statues or monuments will get a minimum of 10 years in prison and obviously that includes our beautiful Mount Rushmore.
Our people have a great memory. They will never forget the destruction of statues and monuments to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, abolitionists and many others. The violent mayhem we have seen in the streets and cities that are run by liberal Democrats in every case is the predictable result of years of extreme indoctrination and bias in education, journalism, and other cultural institutions. Against every law of society and nature, our children are taught in school to hate their own country and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes but that were villains. The radical view of American history is a web of lies, all perspective is removed, every virtue is obscured, every motive is twisted, every fact is distorted and every flaw is magnified until the history is purged and the record is disfigured beyond all recognition. This movement is openly attacking the legacies of every person on Mount Rushmore. They defiled the memory of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt. Today we will set history and history's record straight.
Before these figures were immortalized in stone, they were American giants in full flesh and blood, gallant men, whose intrepid deeds unleashed the greatest leap of human advancement the world has ever known. Tonight I will tell you and most importantly the youth of our nation the true stories of these great, great men. From head to toe George Washington represented the strength, grace, and dignity of the American people. From a small volunteer force of citizen farmers, he created the Continental Army out of nothing and rallied them to stand against the most powerful military on earth. Through eight long years, through the brutal winter at Valley Forge, through setback after setback on the field of battle, he led those patriots to ultimate triumph. When the army had dwindled to a few thousand men at Christmas of 1776, when defeat seemed absolutely certain, he took what remained of his forces on a daring nighttime crossing of the Delaware River. They marched through nine miles of frigid darkness, many without boots on their feet, leaving a trail of blood in the snow. In the morning, they seized victory at Trenton after forcing the surrender of the most powerful empire on the planet at Yorktown, General Washington did not claim power but simply returned to Mount Vernon as a private citizen.
When called upon again, he presided over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and was unanimously elected our first president. When he stepped down after two terms, his former adversary, King George called him the greatest man of the age. He remains first in our hearts to this day, for as long as Americans love this land, we will honor and cherish the father of our country, George Washington. He will never be removed, abolished, and most of all, he will never be forgotten. Thomas Jefferson, the great Thomas Jefferson, was 33 years old when he traveled north to Pennsylvania and brilliantly authored one of the greatest treasures of human history, the Declaration of Independence. He also drafted Virginia's constitution and conceived and wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a model for our cherished First Amendment. After serving as the first Secretary of State, and then Vice President, he was elected to the presidency. He ordered American warriors to crush Barbary pirates. He doubled the size of our nation with the Louisiana Purchase and he sent the famous explorers Lewis and Clark into the west on a daring expedition to the Pacific Ocean. He was an architect, an inventor, a diplomat, a scholar, the founder of one of the world's great universities and an ardent defender of liberty. Americans will forever admire the author of American freedom, Thomas Jefferson, and he too will never, ever be abandoned by us.
Abraham Lincoln, the savior of our union, was a self-taught country lawyer who grew up in a log cabin on the American frontier. The first Republican president, he rose to high office from obscurity based on a force and clarity of his anti-slavery convictions. Very, very strong convictions. He signed the law that built the Trans-Continental Railroad. He signed the Homestead Act given to some incredible scholars as simply defined ordinary citizens free land to settle anywhere in the American West, and he led the country through the darkest hours of American history, giving every ounce of strength that he had to ensure that government of the people, by the people and for the people did not perish from this earth. He served as commander in chief of the U.S. Armed Forces during our bloodiest war, the struggle that saved our union and extinguished the evil of slavery. Over 600,000 died in that war, more than 20, 000 were killed or wounded in a single day in Antietam. At Gettysburg 157 years ago, the Union bravely withstood an assault of nearly 15,000 men and threw back Pickett's Charge. Lincoln won the Civil War. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation. He led the passage of the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery for all-time and ultimately his determination to preserve our nation and our union cost him his life. For as long as we live, Americans will uphold and revere the immortal memory of President Abraham Lincoln.
Theodore Roosevelt exemplified the unbridled confidence of our national culture and identity. He saw the towering grandeur of America's mission in the world and he pursued it with overwhelming energy and zeal. As a Lieutenant Colonel during the Spanish-American War, he led the famous Rough Riders to defeat the enemy at San Juan Hill. He cleaned up corruption as police commissioner of New York City, then served as the Governor of New York, Vice President, and at 42 years old, became the youngest ever President of the United States.
He sent our great new naval fleet around the globe to announce America's arrival as a world power. He gave us many of our national parks, including the Grand Canyon. He oversaw the construction of the awe-inspiring Panama Canal and he is the only person ever awarded both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was American freedom personified in full. The American people will never relinquish the bold, beautiful and untamed spirit of Theodore Roosevelt.
No movement that seeks to dismantle these treasured American legacies can possibly have a love of America at its heart. Can't happen. No person who remains quiet at the destruction of this resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a better future. The radical ideology attacking our country advances under the banner of social justice, but in truth, it would demolish both justice and society. It would transform justice into an instrument of division and vengeance and it would turn our free and inclusive society into a place of a repression, domination, and exclusion. They want to silence us, but we will not be silenced.
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We love you President Trump.
Donald Trump: (27:11)
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
We will state the truth in full without apology. We declare that the United States of America is the most just and exceptional nation ever to exist on earth. We are proud of the fact that our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles and we understand that these values have dramatically advanced the cause of peace and justice throughout the world. We know that the American family is the bedrock of American life. We recognize the solemn right and moral duty of every nation to secure its borders and we are building the wall. We remember that governments exist to protect the safety and happiness of their own people. A nation must care for its own citizens first. We must take care of America first. It's time. We believe in equal opportunity, equal justice, and equal treatment for citizens of every race, background, religion and creed. Every child of every color, born and unborn, is made in the holy image of God.
We want free and open debate, not speech codes and cancel culture. We embrace tolerance, not prejudice. We support the courageous men and women of law enforcement. We will never abolish our police or our great Second Amendment which gives us the right to keep and bear arms. We believe that our children should be taught to love their country, honor their history, and respect our great American flag. We stand tall, we stand proud, and we only kneel to Almighty God. This is who we are. This is what we believe and these are the values that will guide us as we strive to build an even better and greater future. Those who seek to erase our heritage want Americans to forget our pride and our great dignity so that we can no longer understand ourselves or America's destiny. In toppling the heroes of 1776, they seek to dissolve the bonds of love and loyalty that we feel for our country and that we feel for each other. Their goal is not a better America, their goal is to end America.
In its place, they want power for themselves, but just as patriots did in centuries past, the American people will stand in their way and we will win and win quickly and with great dignity. We will never let them rip America's heroes from our monuments or from our hearts. By tearing down Washington and Jefferson, these radicals would tear down the very heritage for which men gave their lives to win the Civil War, they would erase the memory that inspired those soldiers to go to their deaths, singing these words of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, "As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, while God is marching on." They would tear down the principles that propelled the abolition of slavery and ultimately around the world ending an evil institution that had plagued humanity for thousands and thousands of years. Our opponents would tear apart the very documents that Martin Luther King used to express his dream and the ideas that were the foundation of the righteous movement for Civil Rights. They would tear down the beliefs, culture and identity, that have made America the most vibrant and tolerant society in the history of the earth. My fellow Americans, it is time to speak up loudly and strongly and powerfully and defend the integrity of our country.
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Donald Trump: (34:03)
It is time for our politicians to summon the bravery and determination of our American ancestors. It is time. It is time to plant our flag and to protect the greatest of this nation for citizens of every race in every city in every part of this glorious land. For the sake of our honor, for the sake of our children, for the sake of our union, we must protect and preserve our history, our heritage, and our great heroes. Here tonight before the eyes of our forefathers, Americans declare again, as we did 244 years ago, that we will not be tyrannized, we will not be demeaned, and we will not be intimidated by bad, evil people. It will not happen.
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We will proclaim the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and we will never surrender the spirit and the courage and the cause of July 4, 1776. Upon this ground, we will stand firm and unwavering. In the face of lies meant to divide us, demoralize us and diminish us, we will show that the story of America unites us and -
We will show that the story of America unites us, inspires us, includes us all, and makes everyone free. We must demand that our children are taught once again to see America as did Reverend Martin Luther King when he said that the founders had signed a promissory note to every future generation. Dr. King saw that the mission of justice required us to fully embrace our founding ideals. Those ideals are so important to us, the founding ideals.
He called on his fellow citizens not to rip down their heritage, but to live up to their heritage. Above all, our children from every community must be taught that to be American is to inherit the spirit of the most adventurous and confident people ever to walk the face of the Earth. Americans are the people who pursued our Manifest Destiny across the ocean, into the uncharted wilderness, over the tallest mountains, and then into the skies, and even into the stars.
We are the country of Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Frederick Douglas. We are the land of Wild Bill Hickock and Buffalo Bill Cody. We are the nation that gave rise to the Wright brothers, the Tuskegee airmen, Harriet Tubman, Clara Barton, Jesse Owens, George Patton, General George Patton, the great Louis Armstrong, Alan Shepard, Elvis Presley, and Muhammad Ali, and only America could have produced them all. No other place.
We are the culture that put up the Hoover Dam, laid down the highways, and sculpted the skyline of Manhattan. We are the people who dreamed the spectacular dream, it was called Las Vegas in the Nevada desert, who built up Miami from the Florida marsh, and who carved our heroes into the face of Mount Rushmore. Americans harnessed electricity, split the atom, and gave the world the telephone and the internet. We settled the Wild West, won two World Wars, landed American astronauts on the moon.
And one day very soon, we will plant our flag on Mars. We gave the world the poetry of Walt Whitman, the stories of Mark Twain, the songs of Irving Berlin, the voice of Ella Fitzgerald, the style of Frank Sinatra, the comedy of Bob Hope, the power of the Saturn V rocket, the toughness of the Ford F150, and the awesome might of the American aircraft carriers.
Americans must never lose sight of this miraculous story. We should never lose sight of it. Nobody has ever done it like we have done it. So today, under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I am announcing the creation of a new monument to the giants of our past. I am signing an executive order to establish the National Guard of American heroes, a vast outdoor park that will feature the statues of the greatest Americans to ever live.
From this night, and from this magnificent place, let us go forward united in our purpose and rededicated in our resolve. We will raise the next generation of American patriots. We will write the next thrilling chapter of the American adventure. And we will teach our children to know that they live in a land of legends, that nothing can stop them, and that no one can hold them down. They will know that, in America, you can do anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve anything.
Donald Trump: (42:23)
Uplifted by the titans of Mount Rushmore, we will find unity that no one expected. We will make strides that no one thought possible. This country will be everything that our citizens have hoped for for so many years, and that our enemies fear, because we will never forget that the American freedom exists for American greatness. And that's what we have, American greatness. Centuries from now, our legacy will be the cities we built, the champions we forged, the good that we did, and the monuments we created to inspire us all. My fellow citizens, America's destiny is in our sights. America's heroes are embedded in our hearts. America's future is in our hands. And ladies and gentlemen, the best is yet to come. This has been a great honor for the First Lady and myself to be with you. I love your state. I love this country. I'd like to wish everybody a very happy Fourth of July to all. God bless you. God bless your families. God bless our great military, and God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you.
President Donald Trump gave a speech July 4, 2026:
Tonight we come together for one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time, the total. And you know what that is? 2.50, the 250th anniversary. And I do have to say this, one of my very brilliant people backstage said, don't worry about it, sir.
We can do it. Maybe next week. I said, it doesn't work next week. This is the big day. We want July 4th. We're not looking for July. Something else. Because this is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Nothing like it. For two and a half centuries, our American republic has stood as the crowning achievement of human history. This country is the home of freedom. This is the land of liberty. And this is a flag. That's the banner of the most extraordinary, most exceptional, most incredible nation ever to exist on the face of the earth. And we're doing better now than we've ever done before.
You know, people have done more good, showed more courage, made more progress right at more injustice, or achieved more greatness than you, the American people. 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. They try and be like us. Nobody can be like us. And with God's help, we will always be this or even better. We're going to be better. Here on our National Mall. We're celebrating freedom's triumph over tyranny. Liberty's conquest over oppression, and the enduring victory of the American spirit. From the July 4th, 1776 to July 4th, 2026. Big dates. That's big dates to big ones. And tonight our country is stronger, freer, richer, safer and prouder than ever before.
But it all started with the miracle of history that lives forever in the heart of every single patriot in Philadelphia, our founding fathers summoned the courage of giants and the wisdom of centuries to boldly proclaim these timeless truths. They declared that all men are created equal. That they are endowed with sacred unalienable rights by the hand of our creator. And that among these are life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and signing their names to the roster of freedom. Those 56 patriots put everything at risk. Stepped onto the stage of destiny and seized a victory for the ages. And that's what it was. And this is an evening for the ages. I believe this is something very special. This is bigger than if we didn't have the lightning blaring. We had lightning blaring. But this is bigger, little more inconvenient. But it's bigger, I think, in its own way it's more beautiful.
From the beginning, we were a nation that live by the motto victory or death and live free or die. One out of every 100 Americans gave their lives in the fight for independence, to remind us of who these heroes were and what they gave us. We are honored to have here tonight in the heart of our nation's capital, one of the very
first American flags ever to exist, dating back to 1777, it bears the 13 stars and 13 stripes of the 13 states that declared independence on the 4th of July.Here it is. This was the flag that flew victorious at Saratoga. And these are the real deals to. These are the real the real flags. These are flags that have seen a lot. These were the stars and stripes that flew triumphant when the British waved the white flag of surrender at Yorktown. That was a big surrender. Nobody thought that was possible. They were the greatest power of the world, and they surrendered. And that was the beginning.
Ever since, the entire world has been on notice that Americans will never let anyone take our freedom away. Won't happen. And all these talks from the communists, they haven't got a chance. Not even a chance. We don't want communists in our country. Never worked. And it never will work. Americans must never forget that we are a historic and heroic people, with a heroic spirit and a heroic purpose on this beautiful earth of ours. We are made the courage and the fire and the flesh and the blood of the best and the bravest people this world has ever produced. We are the bravest and the best. Tonight we pledge allegiance to the flag they gave us. And we say. God bless the immortal patriots of 1776. And long live the cause of independence. May it reign forever and ever and ever.
We will always be on top. We will never let our country fall. We will always be the best. Our founders not only won our liberty, they secured it with the most righteous political document ever conceived. It's called the Constitution of the United States.
Very special. And it's because of their genius that we remain the finest people on the planet. After 250 years, 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. And the right to keep and bear arms. And for the almost six years that I was president, I guarded very, very powerfully your Second Amendment. And they didn't do a thing to it. And it was not easy. But we guard your Second Amendment. We guard it very, very strongly and cautiously across the generations, Americans have fought, bled and died not just to secure those, to expand them to citizens of every race, religion, color and creed.
Because we are one people, we are one family. You showed that tonight with one flag. And as our Declaration of Independence tells us, we are all made in the image of one Almighty God.
No heroes remind us of this more than William Carney, who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War, which was a very big, big deal at the time when the battle he saw comrade s struck down enemy fire while carrying the Stars and Stripes, and Sergeant Carney dove to the ground to keep the flag from touching the mud. He didn't want to have it touch the ground. He didn't want to have it touch the mud. He wanted to be perfect. He raised it high above the field and was shot four times. They thought he was gone, but he kept moving forward. He loved our country.
He loved our flag. Before he returned to camp and announced, boys, the old flagnever touched the ground. And he became the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
He got the Congressional Medal of Honor, and he was the first African American. And he was some man. They've written stories about him. He was something special us tonight to celebrate this forward march of freedom is another Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Parris Davis, whose courage won eternal glory in Vietnam. He helped lead a surprise attack on 100 enemy combatants. They said he was finished.
His whole group was finished, and despite multiple life -threatening wounds, save d the lives of his fellow soldiers. And this evening he stands to salute the only flag of its kind, the one that was draped over the casket of President Abraham Lincoln in Independence Hall. Thank you very much ...
Great man. He looks better than I do. He looks great. And he's brave. heroes like these, our flag will always be a symbol of liberty and justice for all. Colonel Davis, thank you very much. Great man, great man. Thank you.
Because of Americans expanded the blessings of freedom, and we have never stopped expanding our ambitions and our dreams. We had the American dream. We never had the American dream. However, like we have it right now, the American dream is back. Very strong, beautiful. You know, to get into our military now is tough. Two years ago, we couldn't fill a job and now it's overflowing. We have so many setting records and setting records, it's actually hard to get in. That includes our great police forces and our firemen. They couldn't hire anybody. Nobody wanted to do it. Now it's hard to get those positions, but it's really hard to get into our military because people respect and love our country again. Our rise to being the world's strongest and most powerful nation was no accident of history. We rebuilt our military and my first term, we use it a little bit in our actually, I should say third term, but I won't do that because I don't want any controversy. But we use it and we've had tremendous success.
You look at Venezuela, you look at Iran. We wiped it out, wiped out their military.
Americans, crossed the Great Plains, scaled the Rockies tables. We just tamed the wilderness and conquered the frontier and built the empire. It's called the Empire of Liberty. We laid down the railroads, raised up the skyscrapers, those beautiful skyscrapers, and dug out the Panama Canal, considered the eighth wonder of the world, which everyone said was an impossible thing to do. And by the way, 38,000 Americans died to give us one of the greatest engineering feats of all time, Panama Canal. This was the unstoppable spirit that created the world's most powerful industries and built the strongest military anyone had ever seen. And today it is stronger and more powerful than it ever was before.
American grit, boldness and daring forged heroes like Davy Crockett, Wyatt Earp, Annie Oakley, Teddy Roosevelt, and the legend of the Wild West, Buffalo Bill Cody.These were great, powerful people whose incredible grandchildren happened to be with us tonight. And they stand alongside one of the first American flags ever to fly over our expanding nation. It was carried west just as Lewis and Clark began their journey in 1803. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Great to have you. Great to have you to honor this audacious and indomitable soul of America.
We also have the first flag ever to fly over one of the greatest architectural feats of all time, I think, called the Brooklyn Bridge. One of the most beautiful bridges anywhere in the world. Built a long time ago. To its right, the banner that flew atop our flagship after America's Navy sank the Spanish fleet to the bottom of the Manila Bay, one of the greatest naval victories in history. Much like our recent victory by sinking the entire Iranian Navy 159 chips to the bottom of the sea, all done in just a moment's time, happened very quickly. We have the greatest military anywhere in the world, and next to it we also have the flag that was given to that immortal bull. Just a fantastic immortal Rough Rider, the one and only. And I was at the museum the other day at its opening. Theodore Roosevelt, when he returned triumphant from Cuba, printed with the words, welcome home, Colonel Roosevelt, who is the victor of San Juan Hill. He was a great gentleman. Americans won the West and built the modern world. Because America is a nation of winners. And today our country is winning again. And we're winning like never before.
America is back and we want to keep America great. And we will do so by approving the Save America Act, which means all voters must show voter ID, all motor business.
All voters must provide a little thing called proof of citizenship. And there will be no mail in ballots except for illness, disability, military deployment, or travel. And you won't have cheating on the elections anymore. It's very simple. Together, we are also reasserting the truth that American strength and power is not something to be ashamed of. It is something that we are very, very proud of. This country has been the greatest force for peace and justice on earth in the last century.
We defeated tyrants, demolished evil, and saved freedom again and again and again.
Ken Schubring was 19 years old when he survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor after enemy planes sank ships like the USS Arizona, he resolved that he would help America strike back and win. He wanted them to strike back and win, flying B - 29s in the Pacific, ten fought from the first day to the very last. He was in the war right from the first day, and he went to the last day and all the way to the enemy's unconditional surrender. We got an unconditional surrender. He was there at 104 years old and looking really good, captain, bring is here tonight, and he is saluting the flag that went down with the Arizona at Pearl Harbor, but was raised back up with the help of some unbelievable American patriots. It's a symbol of American defiance. Please. Thank you. Captain. Thank you captain.Great job. Thank you very much. You have very good genes. That's his son. His son's going to be around a long time. Thank you very much, captain.
When D -Day in World War two , Navy Lieutenant Arthur Rose commanded 36 landing craft as part of the largest naval armada in history. Recalling that site, he wrote home to his parents. What a country we are. At 107 years old, Lieutenant Rose is here to salute one of our nation's most prized possessions. The flag that flew aboard the first landing craft on D -Day and led the first Americans onto the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe and defeat Nazi fascism forever.
Lieutenant Rose much. Amazing man. 107 , you are an inspiration to this beautiful crowd … he ’s 107. and we thank you very On Iwo Jima in the Pacific, the Marines faced some of the most brutal combat in the history of warfare. They shed their blood for every inch of mountain that they reached. And when they reached the summit and raised the stars and stripes for all to see, it was so special to everybody there, everybody there and everybody watching. They couldn't believe it. It wasn't supposed to happen with us. Today is one of the last survivors of that battle. 101 -year -old Marine Corporal Don Graves, and he's here to salute that famous flag. He saw a rise in the glory of Iwo Jima 81 years ago.
And you've all seen that flag many times. So, ladies and gentlemen, these are the fighters and the banners of the Greatest Generation. They are the greatest generation. I hate to admit that, but they are. They saved the world and they made America very, very proud. We're very proud of you, heroes all. And after we vanquished fascism, Americans stood against the evil of communism in the Cold War.
And as they said last night at the beautiful Mount Rushmore, what a beautiful place where Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt loomed over my shoulder as I spoke.
America will never be a communist country. Won't happen. Communism is a loser, and it always will be. The communist system is the opposite of the American system, and the communist system has never worked. 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.
We like to stop a threat like that You got to cut it out. You got to cut it out fast.
immediately and before it begins. It's like a cancer.
Tonight, we proudly thank veterans of the war on communism, including Marine Corporal Pat Finn and Private First Class Rudy Meekins, who fought at the famed Battle of Chosin Reservoir in Korea. That was a rough one. Thank you. Pat fought in hand -to-hand combat with the enemy. He had five against him, and he was one. And as you can see, he's around to talk about it. And Rudy was wounded four times but never stopped shooting. And he never stopped moving forward. And also with us isveteran Sonny Ray, who fought heroically against an enemy force ten times his unit size and earned a tremendously deserved Silver Star. Tonight, they salute one of the very first 50 -star flags to fly above the field of battle. This was about the beginning of the 50, and right next to it is one of the last flags from Checkpoint Charlie, very famous place on the Berlin Wall where American freedom finally brought communism crashing down to an end. Thank you so much. You are really very special. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
The Stars and Stripes cast the hammer and sickle into oblivion before, and we will do it again if necessary. I don't think it's going to be necessary. I think people have learned. They've learned what to do and how to handle it. And we'll get a handle it very well. So, gentlemen, I want to thank you very much. You're amazing people, amazing men.
Thank you. That's How about that ? What an honor it is to be with them. Think of it. 107. up there. But hopefully he's got 20 good years left.
Through the generations, Americans have never stopped striving to lift humanity to new heights. In 1903, the Wright brothers from Ohio fulfilled the age -old mankind to fly. dream of That's right. They're from Ohio. Great state. And within 66 years of inventing the airplane, Americans planted our flag on the moon. Just three months ago, we sent American astronauts back to the far side of the moon. And this time, they flew further from Earth than anyone has ever flown before. And here they are. So tonight, we're joined by that crew of NASA. Artemus, you know, you know the crew, everybody, Artemus, too, and everybody watched. Isn't that amazing? And they became very famous. Everybody watched. I was watching I don't know what it was.
That one got the attention of everybody. And along with the last man to walk on the moon, Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt. Thank you. Jack. You look like you could be with them. Jack. You look very good. You look very good, Jack. Thank you very much.
What a job. Everybody was watching. I was with a group of people that normally wouldn't be watching. And we're having a big dinner, and they all said we want to turn on. We want to watch Artemis II . A lot of people said, what is that? By the end of the evening, they knew it was amazing. And along with Jared, where is Jared? He's so great. He's running NASA.
What, what a job he's done. So , I want to thank you all. Thank you very much. Great job. So these champions of flight stand this evening beside the flag flown on the Wright brothers airplane piloted by Orville Wright. And see [the ] exact flag. Very historic. And they are honored to be here. They told me today they were really,amazed to be here with that flag. That's a very special flag. If you're in the world flying aircraft. of
So , congratulations to everybody. Fantastic job. Very proud of you. And I have a special gift for these patriots. This morning on America's 250th birthday, a new flag was flown above the United States Capitol. And tonight I present it to you to soon be planted by American astronauts on their upcoming return to the moon. And in addition to that, I gave them and all of the great heroes that you saw up on stage tonight, and a few others that couldn't quite make the stage. I gave them a very special medal from the white House. So it's an honor.
Thank you very much, everybody. Appreciate it. So then I assume you're going to be heading to Mars? We're going to be going to
Mars very soon. And I think that's something that we do have in mind. And we're
going to do the moon and we're going to go from there. We're going to go to Mars,
and we're going to continue to be way ahead. You know, we did Space Force. That
was something I was very proud of. And some people smiled. They thought it was
foolish. And now they're finding it's one of the most important things that we've
done.
We were losing to China and to Russia in space. And now we're leading them by giant
steps. And it's a great thing. And it's people like that that really like you that made it
happen. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much, Jeff. So as we
celebrate America's unmatched achievements and unlimited potential, we never
forget that none of this would have been possible without those who gave everything
so that we could reach this 250th year of freedom.
We are honored to be joined by 11 Gold Star family members. The Gold Star family
that is one of the great tributes. It's one of the great. It's one of the great honors, a
tough honor. There's nothing tougher than that. But these are amazing people.
Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Come on out. They went through a lot.
Thank you very much.
That special person is looking up there and looking down at mom and dad, husband,
wife. But they're looking down with great pride. You know that. You know that. And
we want to thank you for being here. Thank you very much. And we have medals for
you backstage, I brought them I thought I'd be handing them out about two hours
ago. Three hours ago. But we're going to be backstage and we have beautiful medals
for you, for your family from the white House. Thank you very much, everybody. We
love you. On this special 4th of July. We give you our undying gratitude and promise
to redeem the sacrifice of your heroes by preserving the America that they love. They
loved our country. They sacrificed. They sacrificed it all. And these people havesacrificed at all. They've been through. Hell. We love you. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
From 1776 to today, everywhere the American flag has flown. It has been a symbol of
strength, righteousness and hope. Because that is who Americans are. In 1944, a
mother and her daughter huddled in their house in Nazi occupied Belgium and
prayed desperately for their country to be freed. They wanted freed om . As they
waited, they found scraps of fabric and stitched together a homemade American flag.
It’s beautiful, but homemade. On the day they were finally liberated. And that's what
the word is liberated. They gave it to an American soldier as a gift. Little did they
know that that soldier's great grandfather was none other than the author of our
Star -Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key. And tonight, the next generation of the key
family is with us. Thank you very much. Please.
Major Kyle Key has spent 23 years in the US Army. Highly respected. And this
evening, he proudly salutes the old flag that was made by the Belgian woman so
beautifully. And who knew that America means hope and freedom? Congratulations.
And thank you for being here very much.
In conclusion, from a declaration in Philadelphia to victory at Yorktown. From the
bustling factories of the heartland to the towering snowcapped summits of Alaska,
from the endless frontier of the open wild west to the magnificent sand dunes at
Kitty Hawk. From the glimmering skyline of Manhattan to the far side of the moon.
Just so that, and from the now safe and beautiful capital of Washington. Think of it.
Washington, D.C., our capital, our capital is now safe and gleaming and beautiful
again. It's safe again. Went from a very unsafe place two years ago to one of the
safest cities in the country, and one of the most beautiful, to the gleaming waters of
the Gulf of America. There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome. There is no
place we cannot go. There is no goal we cannot reach. And there is nothing that
Americans cannot do. And we're proving that right now.
Our stock market is the strongest it's ever been. We have $19.2 trillion being invested
in our country, which is six times more than ever happened before. We're building
more factories in the United States than ever before. Everyone's for one case or at
the highest number they've ever been. And more people are working today in the
United States than any time in the history of our country. But in this country, we can
achieve the wildest and most impossible dreams. And no dream in history is bigger
or more incredible than the one that started on July 4th, 1776.
The war for independence was launched by minutemen, farmers, blacksmiths,
tradesmen who took up their muskets against the mightiest army on earth, the most
powerful army, and unbeatable army. Until they met us. No one made them do it.
They fought because they knew that a free people must have a free country.Over 250 years, the mighty nations and terrible tyrants , they came and they went.
After us they came and they went. But after two and a half centuries, this American
republic still stands tall and strong. And we love each other.
That show tonight, you heard it was over. And what happened? You came back. And
this American flag still waves. Proud and free and beautiful. We have thrived and
flourished because our founders were great. Our cause was just. Our people are
brave. Our culture is exceptional. And our destiny is written by God. And as we can
see here tonight, after 250 years, the spirit of 1776 still lives within us all. It still roars
in the hearts of our nation's capital. It still burns in the heart of every patriot,
thunders through every city and town. And it still lights the entire world with the glow
of American liberty. And there is nothing like that. At 250 years old. We may be the
oldest constitutional republic on earth, but our country is just getting started
because the best is yet to come. This is only the dawn of the golden Age of America.
O n this 250th 4th of July, we declare, just as they did two and a half centuries ago,
that for our country and for our children and 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 the inconvenience of lightning can do that. But lightning will never stop you. And
I want to thank everybody and we love you all. And it's an honor to be your president.
Thank you. God bless you all. God bless you all.