Donald Trump delivers July 4th speech - He salutes ‘American spirit’ at July 4th bash after heavy rains.

Trump’s speech at the “Salute to America” event at the Lincoln Memorial was delivered on time, albeit under low cloud cover following heavy rains earlier Thursday, to crowds that packed either side of the monument’s reflecting pool.

President Donald Trump sung the praises of America’s military, heritage, and spirit at his Fourth of July bash in Washington, after concerns of severe weather threatened to drown out the event.

“Weather looking good, clearing rapidly and temperatures going down fast,” the president wrote shortly before traveling to the event.



“As long as we stay true to our cause; as long as we remember our great history; and as long as we never stop fighting for a better future; then there will be nothing that America cannot do.”

Trump’s speech at the “Salute to America” event at the Lincoln Memorial was delivered on time, albeit under low cloud cover following heavy rains earlier Thursday, to crowds that packed either side of the monument’s reflecting pool.

“Weather looking good, clearing rapidly and temperatures going down fast,” the president wrote shortly before traveling to the event.



Trump had promoted the event heavily through his Twitter account, promising “the show of a lifetime” that would include huge fireworks displays, flyovers, and M1 Abrams tanks and other armored vehicles.

A little more from the White House:

The White House sends the following list of aircraft involved in today’s flyovers and other equipment present for the event:

Air Platforms participating in Salute to America:

Air Force One
Blue Angels (F-18 (6))
US Coast Guard Aircraft: MH-60 (1)/ MH-65 (1) / C-130 (1)
US Air Force Aircraft: B-2 (1) / F-22 (2)
US Marine Corps Aircraft: V-92 (1) / V-22 (2)
US Army: Aircraft: AH-64 (4)
US Navy: F-35 (2) / F-18 (2)

Other Equipment:

M1A2 Abrams Tanks (2)
M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles (2)
M88 Recovery Vehicle (1)
Contact Truck with crew (1)

Additionally, co-pooler Nikki Schwab noted that an individual in the crowd required medical attention part way through Trump’s remarks after a hot and muggy day. The president did not stop his speech for the incident, but his view of the incident may have been obstructed by equipment set up near the Lincoln Memorial.

Trump spoke at length highlighting the accomplishments of each branch of the military, and added that “very soon” the U.S. will have a sixth branch – the “Space Force.”

President Donald Trump stuck with a patriotic message during his Fourth of July “Salute to America” speech, steering clear of the political rhetoric many had expected.

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Trump hailed an eclectic mix of history’s heroes, from the armed forces, space, civil rights and other endeavors of American life. He largely adhered to his script, avoiding diversions into his agenda or re-election campaign.

Attendees were treated to flyovers by Coast Guard helicopters, Air Force F-22 fighters, Marine V-22 Osprey helicopters and other military aircraft.

The event ended with a flyover by the Navy’s Blue Angels aerobatics team.

Trump was the first president in nearly seven decades to address a crowd at the National Mall on Independence Day.

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