Heat-related injuries and temporary closures at the Freedom 250 fair on the National Mall followed a series of mishaps plaguing the president\u2019s chaotic preparations for the Fourth of July.<\/a><\/p>\n After a dark speech against \u201cgodless\u201d communists from the foot of Mount Rushmore on Thursday night, the president has promised to deliver a \u201creally long\u201d speech at 9:45 p.m. to cap off the day\u2019s celebrations under sweltering temperatures.<\/p>\n He has promised an even greater fireworks show to follow.<\/p>\n In a late-night speech from Mount Rushmore, the president noted the success of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln while using the monument as a backdrop to his remarks.<\/p>\n He warned against \u201cnewcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success\u201d and swiped at Democratic officials he baselessly accused of being \u201cgodless\u201d and \u201cevil\u201d communists.<\/p>\n \u201cCommunism is the exact opposite of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s death, tyranny and the pursuit of evil.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a>Today’s lineup at the Great American State Fair<\/p>\n The Trump-backed Freedom 250 Great American State Fair has been plagued by low turnout, falling-apart stages and displays, and extreme heat that reportedly sent several people to urgent medical care.<\/p>\n The gates are opening at noon today rather than 10 a.m.<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 16:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Seven people needed ‘advanced’ care at Trump’s State Fair on Friday<\/p>\n At least seven people who attended the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair on Friday needed \u201cadvanced life support,\u201d according to CNN.<\/p>\n The lightly attended event was forced to close for a few hours after temperatures hit triple digits.<\/p>\n CNN\u2019s Brian Todd reported Friday that those seven people most likely needed aid because of heat-related issues.<\/p>\n Eleven people had to be taken to the hospital and 44 sought medical care while attending the fair on Friday, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 15:45<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump kicks off America\u2019s 250th with dead of night memes trolling foes as Pee-wee Herman and Alfred E. Neuman<\/p>\n After using Mount Rushmore as a backdrop for a dark Independence Day eve speech that cast his political enemies as \u201cgodless\u201d communists, the president popped on Truth Social to post memes of two prominent Democrats as Pee-wee Herman and the gap-toothed mascot for Mad magazine.<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 15:20<\/p>\n <\/a>Analysis: Trump enters America’s 250th more powerful than ever<\/p>\n Donald Trump possesses more presidential power than any of his predecessors in generations.<\/p>\n That power, according to legal scholars and several Supreme Court justices, goes beyond the scope of the monarchy from which Americans fought to liberate themselves.<\/p>\n Empowered by a Supreme Court increasingly drawn into his administration\u2019s legal crusades, and unmoored from a Republican-controlled Congress uninterested in checks and balances, the president enters the next chapter of U.S. history testing how far the country has come since then.<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 15:10<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch live: JD Vance participates in International Naval Review as part of America’s 250th anniversary<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 15:00<\/p>\n <\/a>DC’s Independence Day parade is canceled<\/p>\n Washington, D.C.\u2019S annual Independence Day is canceled due to \u201cextreme heat\u201d in the nation\u2019s capital, organizers announced.<\/p>\n \u201cThe National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for the District of Columbia, with heat index values expected to reach between 110\u00b0F and 115\u00b0F. This decision was made after extensive and careful consideration of the safety of our participants, spectators, and staff as the top priority,\u201d according to a statement from organizers.<\/p>\n The White House-backed Freedom 250 also is delaying the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall. The fair will re-open at noon instead of 10 a.m. after closing temporarily on Friday due to triple-digit temperatures.<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 14:50<\/p>\n <\/a>Bill Clinton warns against \u2018serious threats\u2019 to democracy under Trump in July 4 statement<\/p>\n In a message commemorating the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary of its independence, Former President Bill Clinton said the country recognizes the milestone \u201camid another period of deep division, renewed questions about America\u2019s future and role in the world, and serious threats to our own institutions and to our democracy itself.\u201d<\/p>\n His mentioned Trump\u2019s anti-immigration campaign, war in Iran and retribution campaign against his political enemies.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people in charge have unleashed masked agents on American communities to seize people from their homes, workplaces, and the street,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have started an unconstitutional war on a whim, with no clear objectives or exit strategy, and zero regard for the consequences to the lives of millions of people around the world,\u201d Clinton continued.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the help of lifetime appointees to the Supreme Court and a compliant Congress, they have weaponized government to settle personal scores, prosecute enemies, stamp out free speech, and made the federal government a new profit center for themselves and their allies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir New Deal is socialism for the super-rich (and their own enrichment) even if it means increasing poverty, inequality, and illness at home and around the world. They also want to rewrite history to ignore and outright deny our past flaws while banning books that say otherwise from our libraries. And they select even our military leaders based on their version of political correctness over ability.\u201d<\/p>\n Alex Woodward4 July 2026 14:20<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump paints his political foes as ‘godless Communists’ in Mount Rushmore speech<\/p>\n In his speech at Mount Rushmore, President Donald Trump targeted recent far-left Democratic primary election winners using rhetoric not heard since the Cold War.<\/p>\n Calling communism \u201cthe enemy of July 4, 1776,\u201d he went on to declare: \u201cCommunism is a mortal threat to American liberty. It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor or even 9\/11.”<\/p>\n \u201cYou can be loyal to Karl Marx or you can be loyal to America. You can be a communist or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s death, tyranny, and the pursuit of evil. The godless communist morality states that anything is justified to bring about inhuman visions and to really propose what\u2019s good. They don\u2019t want good, they don\u2019t love God and they don\u2019t want God, they don\u2019t love religion and they don\u2019t want religion and they won\u2019t have it. But we will not let them win.\u201d<\/p>\n He did not name any Democrats specifically but the comments come after a week of railing about a resurgence of Communism after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s slate of three insurgent socialist-backed challengers pulled off upsets.<\/p>\n Neil Sloane4 July 2026 13:48<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2283341078...jpeg\")
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