America’s 250th birthday: Trump recalls celebrations, says country is in better shape ‘than ever before’ | Today’s news

US President Donald Trump commemorated his 250th birthday celebrations on Saturday (local time) despite thunderstorms that forced attendees to evacuate the National Mall.

Trump began his speech by acknowledging the challenges posed by the weather tonight. Addressing the waiting crowd, he said: “If you think it was easy, it wasn’t.”

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