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Heatwave stops US 250 parade as Trump rails against ‘communist threat’
President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters.
In a speech dripping with patriotism, Trump lauded American exceptionalism and praised its past leaders, speaking at Mount Rushmore with its giant carved heads of four of his legendary predecessors.
Trump warns of ‘communist menace’ in Mt Rushmore speech
Trump held a rally and fireworks show at Mount Rushmore, kicking off a weekend of 250th Independence Day celebrations across the country.
