President Trump Freedom 250 Mount Rushmore Speech – Video and Transcript
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Summary
President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the iconic Mount Rushmore national memorial on July 3, 2026, as part of the “Freedom 250” celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. In his address, the President reflected on the theme of what it means to be an American and offered a sharp critique of communism, positioning his speech […]
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President Trump Freedom 250 Mount Rushmore Speech – Video and Transcript
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President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the iconic Mount Rushmore national memorial on July 3, 2026, as part of the “Freedom 250” celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. In his address, the President reflected on the theme of what it means to be an American and offered a sharp critique of communism, positioning his speech […]
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President Donald Trump, who turned 80 last month, made only three public appearances in Washington before 11 a.m. during the entire month of June, according to a Daily Beast analysis of his official schedule and White House pool reports published Friday.The Daily Beast's review found that the president's “shockingly lazy” schedule listed "Executive Time" beginning at 8 a.m. for 26 of the 30 days in June. Public events, when they occurred, were typically scheduled for the afternoon or later. The same pattern held in the preceding months, the outlet found. Trump had "Executive Time" listed on his schedule 26 mornings in May and every day in April. He had public appearances before 11 a.m. on 11 days in May – four of them golf outings and three during a trip to China – and on six days in April.Scheduled morning events have also frequently run late or been canceled, according to the Daily Beast's review. A bill-signing set for June 10 at 10 a.m. was delayed more than an hour. A housing bill signing scheduled for noon on June 24 was called off entirely – Trump announced the cancellation in a social media post sent shortly before 11 a.m., after Republican lawmakers had already set up for the event in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.The White House did not directly address the Daily Beast's questions about the president's schedule or the meaning of "Executive Time." A spokesman sent the outlet a statement describing Trump as sharp and energetic and criticizing past media coverage of former President Joe Biden's health, without addressing Trump's own schedule.The Daily Beast also cited reporting from a recent book on the administration by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, which described Trump as a "night owl" prone to staying up through the night on the phone or watching television. On one such occasion, the book recounted, "an aide checked on the President only to find that he was still asleep in the residence." The book also reported that Trump and first lady Melania Trump maintain separate bedrooms at the White House.
President Donald Trump celebrated the 250th anniversary of the nation he leads by blasting out insulting memes at about 2 a.m.Trump took to Truth Social at 2:11 a.m. precisely to make sure American citizens knew for certain he thinks Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) looks like Pee-wee Herman.The president returned at 2:19 a.m. to remind the nation he believes Rep. James Talarico (D-TX), currently running for the Senate, looks like MAD Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman.For good measure, the leader of the free world blacked out one of Talarico's front teeth.Ossoff has served a vocal critic of Trump in recent weeks as he runs against the president's chosen candidate for Georgia, Rep. Mike Collins.When Trump dubbed Ossoff "Dumocrat Senator, Os(jerk!)off" last month, Ossoff was ready with a retort, focused on the conflict in Iran."The president is humiliated globally by this failed war," said Ossoff. "He’s an increasingly unstable lame duck and a national disgrace.”While Trump may enjoy filling his mornings sharing memes on social media, there is one thing he typically does not do, according to a recent analysis.Trump, 80, made just three public appearances in Washington before 11 a.m. in all of June, according to the Daily Beast.The Daily Beast's review noted his public events were more often slated to take place in the afternoon or later and dubbed his schedule “shockingly lazy."
During his first presidency, Donald Trump was a vehement critic of cryptocurrencies — calling Bitcoin a "scam" and saying that cryptos could never hope to compete with the U.S. dollar. But these days, Trump is an aggressive promotor of cryptocurrencies, which have done a lot to increase his net worth since his return to the White House. And the Trump family's crypto-oriented World Liberty Financial, launched in 2024, has made them a fortune.According to the New York Times, however, the "overall results" have been "remarkably bad" for MAGA supporters who invested in a Trump-themed memecoin.Times reporters Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany, on the Fourth of July 2026, explain, "Nearly 1 million people who bought President Trump's memecoin have lost money through the end of June, according to a report by the cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen. Their losses total $3.81 billion. The analytics firm's assessment was calculated this week after Mr. Trump signed an annual financial disclosure showing that he walked away with a $636 million payout on the same crypto bet, part of a haul of at least $2.2 billion from all of his business ventures in 2025."Trump, Lipton and Yaffe-Bellany report, "profited whether the price of his memecoin went up or down" and "collected returns whenever anyone traded the tokens" — which he promoted on his Truth Social platform. But crypto investor and 2024 Trump voter Nicholas Pinto, according to the Times reporters, wasn't so lucky.Pinto told the Times he invested roughly $500,000 in the $TRUMP digital coin and has lost around half of that investment.Pinto said of Trump, "He is leveraging the power of being president to launch currencies, when he seems trustworthy in the public's eye. It is kind of incredible. It is almost a legal scam."Lipton and Yaffe-Bellany point out that "several crypto ventures…. reeled in profits for Mr. Trump and his allies.""Mr. Trump's total profits from World Liberty reached $799 million last year, according to his financial disclosure, including hundreds of millions from the United Arab Emirates, which secretly moved in early 2025 to buy nearly half the company," the reporters note. "A Trump business entity also collected a 75 percent cut of sales of $WLFI, after the deduction of certain expenses, guaranteeing that Mr. Trump would profit, even if the coin's price ultimately crashed. The losses on World Liberty's coin are more complicated to track."New York University Stephen Gillers said he wouldn't be surprised if Trump and his crypto partners face a class-action lawsuit from investors who lost money.Gillers told the Times, "Trump, back when he was a real estate developer, boasted that he plays 'to people's fantasies.' Here, he seems to have encouraged supporters to invest with the expectation they could anticipate riches — even as he himself was cashing out."
Sorry, leftists. Despite a decade of screeching demands that we refuse to "normalize" Donald Trump, the concept of Trump as president of the United States and the most powerful man on earth is now the norm.Thank goodness.Even some of Trump's fiercest critics have softened.As we celebrate our country's 250th birthday and our exceptional heritage, it's nice that the cultural focus on politics in general and on Trump in particular has waned.The Trump obsession has not been healthy for America or our relationships with one another. Deep familial divisions that Jesus predicted would result from resistance to God's truth instead have occurred because of a fleeting political landscape.Though communists are on the rise in the Democratic Party and some in America love hating Trump too much to stop, the overall mood in the media and in pop culture has shifted since the beginning of Trump's second term.Gone are the days of Jim Acosta and his ilk badgering the president during press briefings with constant interruptions and inflammatory accusations. The "walls" that were always "closing in" on him during his first term somehow decided to stay put in the second.Even some of Trump's fiercest critics have softened.RELATED: Spencer Pratt 2.0? Actor Michael Rapaport eyes run against NYC Mayor Mamdani Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in November 2025; Demetrius Freeman/the Washington Post/Getty ImagesJoy Behar, for instance, seemed to forge a genuine connection with Vice President JD Vance during his appearance on "The View" last month. Without any trace of her trademark snark, Behar afterward characterized Vance as "intelligent" and funny, while Vance complimented her tough persona and joked good-naturedly that they are now "best friends."Americans in deep-blue cities like Memphis and D.C. have thanked Trump for cleaning up crime in their area and for restoring beautiful fountains and statues. Meanwhile, the No Kings rallies have made little impact, while attempts to cancel celebrities for participating in Trump-adjacent events have failed miserably.In fact, respecting the office appears to be back en vogue. For the first time under a Trump presidency, a championship NBA team has accepted an invitation to the White House. Trump's hometown team, the New York Knicks, will reportedly travel to the White House to mark their first title in more than half a century.Jack Hughes, who scored the game-winning overtime goal against Canada to bring home Olympic gold in men's hockey, indicated back in February the power of sports to unite the country:"Everything is so political. We're athletes. We're so proud to represent the U.S., and when you get the chance to go to White House and meet the president, we're proud to be Americans and that's so patriotic."It turns out that endlessly hating Trump, and by extension, America itself, is exhausting. Even certain Democrats had to admit in an election autopsy that "anti-Trump sentiment alone was insufficient to motivate voters" in 2024. By contrast, falling in love with the U.S. is easy. Just ask the thousands of World Cup visitors who have been surprised by the kind welcome they have received and the unique culture they have experienced in America's heartland.America and American greatness are much bigger than any one person, and though a larger-than-life figure, Trump is just a man — a man who, to paraphrase basketball legend Michael Jordan, still has to use the bathroom just like we all do.The era of treating Trump as an "existential threat," an enemy, or even a proxy for all of America's faults, real or perceived, is over. For nearly six of the past 10 years, Trump has been the president of the United States, and the sun has still risen in the east and set in the west.In other words, all is normal. Thank goodness.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
America approaches its 250th birthday facing a confusing and concerning contradiction. At home, the political party that counts the author of the Declaration of Independence as a founding member prefers socialism to capitalism — and by a wide margin, 66% to 42%, according to Gallup. Arguing that the American experiment is over, they are nominating […]
On Friday night, as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding drew attention to Madison Square Garden, the White House displayed a sign reading "Trump is your president" near the venue's "Just&T" announcement.The gesture comes amid a long history of tension between Trump and Swift. In 2020, Swift publicly encouraged her supporters to register to vote and vote against Trump. In 2024, she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump responded on Truth Social with "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!"The White House sign prompted counter-signs with different messages about the president."Even on the happiest day of Taylor Swift’s life, Donald Trump could not resist trolling her," wrote The Telegraph. The Hollywood Reporter called Trump "Swift-sensitive." "It's all about him, isn't it?" asked one person. "Is he dead yet?" asked "That Gay Guy Candle Co." an account known for trolling the president. "Impeach and Remove" designer and Trump foe Christopher Web commented. References to the Jeffrey Epstein files were among the most popular comments. Several allegations about Trump were posted, with some photos of the president with his late pal. "Trump is in the Epstein files," a fake sign read, with one man asking, "Why would MSG do this?""Trump raised your prices," congressional candidate Isaiah Martin asserted on a fake sign. It isn't the only time the White House seemed to make itself part of the nuptials. The White House did its own "Eras Tour" poster showing photos of moments throughout America's history with Trump at the center. Trump's night was spent at Mount Rushmore, as his White House teased the idea of putting his face on the massive mountain again. It was briefly championed by Trump and his staff in his first administration. “There would be no better addition to the iconic Mount Rushmore than the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump,” said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers, in a statement to The Washington Post.One AI version of Mount Rushmore featuring Trump and his wife, along with Epstein and his convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.Trump's followers loved the trolling from the president, but going after Swift could be a heavier lift. As the Hollywood Reporter explained, "plenty of people in swing states where he is backing candidates look up to her and her liberal views, and that a war with her could turn out a vote against him."
