The president had come under fire over his demands to include tanks and military jets in the festivities this year, bucking the norms for the celebration, which sees hundreds of thousands of people gather for a night of fireworks and music. Other military vehicles involved in the celebrations included two M1 Abrams tanks, two Bradley fighting vehicles and an armoured M88 recovery vehicle. The Navy’s elite Blue Angels squadron flew overhead, along with Air Force One, the plane that usually transports Mr Trump, F-22 Raptors and a B-2 stealth bomber. Together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told – the story of America,” said Mr Trump, who broke with Washington’s July 4th traditions to make remarks to supporters on the Mall, who were soaked by the late rainstorm.Ĭalling acting defence secretary Mark Esper and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen Joseph Dunford to the stage, Mr Trump began listing and praising each of the separate arms of the US military in turn, pausing only for polite smatterings of applause. “As we gather this evening in the joy of freedom, we remember that we all share a truly extraordinary heritage. He also vowed to soon “plant the American flag on Mars”. Listing American achievements, which he said included the Super Bowl, the skyscraper, and the suspension bridge, Mr Trump paused occasionally to introduce and thank selected US citizens, and recounted the founding of America. And it was hard to look at it anyway because there was rain all over it.” “I knew the speech very well, so I was able to do it without a teleprompter. On Friday, he told reporters that the teleprompter had been knocked out by rain during his speech, which was “not a good feeling”. The president then seemed to veer off script when, describing the creation in 1775 of a unified army during the revolutionary war, he said: “Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do.”
Speaking from the steps of Washington's grand Lincoln Memorial as part of his unorthodox July 4th celebration in the nation's capital, Mr Trump appeared to stick to his prepared script, celebrating US "love and unity", the "rugged American character", and "the American spirit." US president Donald Trump boasted that the US is "stronger today than it ever was before" as he delivered a long Independence Day speech that praised the country's military – and included a reference to fictional airports during the 18th-century American Revolution.
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