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Trump Misquotes Declaration Of Independence During Speech At National Mall

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July 5, 2026

Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

As always, just imagine what the reaction in the right-wing media would be if Joe Biden had done something like this. Trump delivered a venom-filled speech this Saturday for America's 250th anniversary: President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with ​a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that communists could gain ground in the country and cycled through what he touted ‌as his achievements. After a storm-related delay of nearly two hours, Trump appeared on the National Mall in Washington to deliver a speech that mixed broad appeals to patriotism with pointed attacks on perceived ideological threats at home and abroad. [...] TRUMP WARNS OF COMMUNIST 'CANCER,' WHITE NATIONALISTS APPEAR We like to stop a threat like that immediately and before it begins. It's like a cancer – you've got to cut it out and you got to cut it out fast, he said. The Republican president has in the past repeatedly referred to left-wing Democratic ​candidates who have won a string of primary elections as communists, though he did not explicitly do so on Saturday. And he managed to misquote the Declaration of Independence while he was doing it.read more

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Irish Star

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· Jun 25, 2026

'I went to Donald Trump's new $14M Reflecting Pool, and 1 thing surprised me’

EXCLUSIVE: After months of Trump boasting and bragging about how wonderful the new Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would be, and then week of algae-filled chaos, I took a trip to Washington, D.C. to see what the fuss was all about

DNyuz

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· Jun 23, 2026

Tim Walz’s jab at Trump over Reflecting Pool draws fraud scandal backlash: ‘Sit this one out’

Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s viral jab at President Donald Trump over the troubled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool cleanup drew swift blowback from critics online, who pointed to the massive fraud scandal that unfolded in Minnesota under Walz’s watch. “Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who []

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 6, 2026

Trump’s anti-communist manifesto

TRUMP’S ANTI-COMMUNIST MANIFESTO. President Donald Trump had two messages in his speech at Mount Rushmore on the eve of July 4. The first, expected, message was a traditional celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The second, less expected message was a warning about a “resurgence of the communist menace” in the United States. “As we approach []

The Daily Beast

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· Jun 22, 2026

Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown

Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump spent Monday morning freaking out about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after his renovations turned into a debacle with algae and peeling paint ahead of July 4 celebrations.The president took to Truth Social to post unhinged threats and accusations after the massive pool on the National Mall has become a mess following his repeated bragging about how good he was at fixing pools. “Of the MANY Statues and Fountains that we rebuilt, renovated, cleaned, and fixed, the only one that was Vandalized was the Reflecting Pool, which is being taken care of, ASAP!” Trump wrote. Read more at The Daily Beast.

National Republican Congressional Committee

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· Jul 7, 2026

REMINDER: Cognetti Hates the Fourth of July

If you enjoyed celebrating America’s 250th birthday this past weekend with any sort of fireworks display, be thankful political opportunist Paige Cognetti isn’t your mayor. As mayor, Cognetti attacked red-blooded Americans celebrating the Fourth of July, saying she did “not understand why people are firing off these fireworks” to celebrate America’s independence. What could possibly be more [] The post REMINDER: Cognetti Hates the Fourth of July appeared first on NRCC.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jul 5, 2026

A metaphor for something or the other

Federal officials ordered thousands of people to evacuate the National Mall in Washington on Saturday night ahead of a presidential speech and fireworks display to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Crowds were told to seek shelter as a line of severe storms approached the city. Park Police and other law enforcement officers started urging people [] The post A metaphor for something or the other appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

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Related coverage for "Trump Misquotes Declaration Of Independence During Speech At National Mall": Irish Star — 'I went to Donald Trump's new $14M Reflecting Pool, and 1 thing surprised me’. DNyuz — Tim Walz’s jab at Trump over Reflecting Pool draws fraud scandal backlash: ‘Sit this one out’. Washington Examiner — Trump’s anti-communist manifesto. The Daily Beast — Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown. National Republican Congressional Committee — REMINDER: Cognetti Hates the Fourth of July. Lawyers, Guns & Money — A metaphor for something or the other