Trump hails America’s ‘exceptional’ legacy, takes aim at communism in US 250 speech

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago on Saturday – on July 4th, 1776 – the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to sever all ties with Britain.

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on July 3 at what he called a fresh threat against the country's identity, taking aim at domestic "radicals and extremists" on the eve of America's 250th birthday.

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.

At Mount Rushmore, US President Donald Trump hailed the US as the 'most exceptional nation in human history' on the eve of its 250th anniversary.