{"id":624858,"date":"2026-06-25T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=624858"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:53:19","slug":"flyovers-flags-and-fireworks-trump-opens-the-great-american-state-fair-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=624858","title":{"rendered":"Flyovers, flags and fireworks: Trump opens the Great American State Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my honor to officially kick off the celebration with the Great American State Fair,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be great. It\u2019s going to be unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.@POTUS<\/a>: Tonight, right here on our National Mall, we are beginning the most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.<\/p>\n

This evening, it is my honor to officially kick off the celebration with The Great American State Fair.<\/p>\n

From today through July 10th, this event\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/bsRSaO1O2V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cTonight, as we stand at the edge of our 250th year, I am thrilled to declare that America is back,\u201d Trump said in a speech on the National Mall. \u201cAs you know very well, a short time ago, we were a dead country. We were dead. Now we\u2019re the hottest country anywhere in the world. We\u2019re respected by everybody. Nobody\u2019s laughing at us anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evening\u2019s festivities included a fighter jet flyover and other patriotic scenes.<\/p>\n

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#FREEDOM250<\/a> \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\"\"\ud83e\udd85\"\"\ud83d\ude80\" pic.twitter.com\/asE2tcNCNq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" The iconic B-2 Spirit stealth bomber performs a patriotic flyover to mark the kick-off of the Great American State Fair.<\/p>\n

The long-range stealth bomber, which was used during Operation Epic Fury, made a dramatic pass over the celebration, drawing eyes skyward.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Us2hejHDmu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" JUST NOW: FBI Director Kash Patel\u2019s partner Alexis Wilkins performs the NATIONAL ANTHEM at the kickoff of the Great American State Fair, ahead of President Trump\u2019s attendance<\/p>\n

\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\"\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\"\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" pic.twitter.com\/PuwN3G7W7p<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The president stepped out to a roaring crowd as Lee Greenwood performed \u201cGod Bless the U.S.A.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NOW: President Trump walks out at the Great American State Fair as Freedom250 celebrates America\u2019s milestone 250th anniversary. pic.twitter.com\/AG4r5LFLi0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to Freedom 250, the fair, which runs June 25 to July 10, is a \u201cworld-class exposition and modern-day World\u2019s Fair celebrating the people, traditions, innovations, and spirit that make America the greatest nation on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFeaturing 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,\u201d the organization explains on its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis anniversary is a time to be proud of our past,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut it is also a time to lift our sights, expand our ambitions, and raise our expectations of what America can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all of that being said, the best is yet to come,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n

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.@POTUS<\/a>: \u201cJust like those patriots of 1776, over the past 17 months, we have taken power back from the far-off political class\u2026 We have reclaimed our sovereignty, regained our liberty, restored our prosperity, and we have saved our country. In all things, we are once again\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/xGSKRAuLNg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis 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,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe are one people, one nation, marching into one magnificent future under our great American flag.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy birthday, America,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n

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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. \u201cIt\u2019s my honor to officially kick off the celebration with the Great American State Fair,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be great. It\u2019s going… Continue reading Flyovers, flags and fireworks: Trump opens the Great American State Fair<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":624835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-624858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=624858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/624835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=624858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=624858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=624858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}