President Donald Trump spoke on the National Mall as he ushered in the Great American State Fair on Wednesday, kicking off a patriotic foretaste of the coming Fourth of July celebrations.
“It’s my honor to officially kick off the celebration with the Great American State Fair,” Trump said. “It’s going to be great. It’s going to be unbelievable.”
.@POTUS: Tonight, right here on our National Mall, we are beginning the most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.
This evening, it is my honor to officially kick off the celebration with The Great American State Fair.
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“Tonight, as we stand at the edge of our 250th year, I am thrilled to declare that America is back,” Trump said in a speech on the National Mall. “As you know very well, a short time ago, we were a dead country. We were dead. Now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world. We’re respected by everybody. Nobody’s laughing at us anymore.”
The evening’s festivities included a fighter jet flyover and other patriotic scenes.
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The iconic B-2 Spirit stealth bomber performs a patriotic flyover to mark the kick-off of the Great American State Fair.
The long-range stealth bomber, which was used during Operation Epic Fury, made a dramatic pass over the celebration, drawing eyes skyward.
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JUST NOW: FBI Director Kash Patel’s partner Alexis Wilkins performs the NATIONAL ANTHEM at the kickoff of the Great American State Fair, ahead of President Trump’s attendance
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The president stepped out to a roaring crowd as Lee Greenwood performed “God Bless the U.S.A.”
NOW: President Trump walks out at the Great American State Fair as Freedom250 celebrates America’s milestone 250th anniversary. pic.twitter.com/AG4r5LFLi0
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According to Freedom 250, the fair, which runs June 25 to July 10, is a “world-class exposition and modern-day World’s Fair celebrating the people, traditions, innovations, and spirit that make America the greatest nation on Earth.”
“Featuring more than 150 exhibits from all 56 states and territories, businesses, innovators, and civic organizations, the Great American State Fair will showcase the very best of America through state pavilions, industry displays, family-friendly attractions, movie screenings, musical performances, military ensembles, spectacular flyovers, daily cultural programming, and an iconic Ferris wheel on the National Mall,” the organization explains on its website.
“This anniversary is a time to be proud of our past,” Trump said. “But it is also a time to lift our sights, expand our ambitions, and raise our expectations of what America can be.”
“With all of that being said, the best is yet to come,” the president added.
.@POTUS: “Just like those patriots of 1776, over the past 17 months, we have taken power back from the far-off political class… We have reclaimed our sovereignty, regained our liberty, restored our prosperity, and we have saved our country. In all things, we are once again… pic.twitter.com/xGSKRAuLNg
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“This is our heritage. This is our history, and this is the destiny of America to be the greatest, most incredible country ever to grace the earth,” Trump said. “We are one people, one nation, marching into one magnificent future under our great American flag.”
“Happy birthday, America,” the president added.
