His ominous remarks were a reflection of his political standing: trailing in the polls, lacking a booming economy or a positive message to campaign on, and leaning on culture wars to buoy his loyalists.
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Donald Trump marks Independence Day with incendiary Mount Rushmore speech – live
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Fred Fleitz: At Mount Rushmore, Trump right to highlight danger leftist radicals pose to America
President Trump celebrated America’s independence and our nation’s 244th birthday Friday night with stirring speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota calling attention to serious threats America faces here at home from radical lawbreakers.
In a jaw-dropping speech that amounted to culture war bonfire, the President used the backdrop of Mount Rushmore to stir fear — and not of a raging pandemic
On a very different Fourth of July holiday, when many Americans are wrestling with the racist misdeeds of the country’s heroes and confronting an unrelenting pandemic with surging cases, their commander-in-chief is attempting to drag America backward — stirring fear of cultural change while flouting the most basic scientific evidence about disease tran […]