The US President spoke at Mount Rushmore last night, the penultimate stop in his tour to mark 250 years since America declared independence. It was filled with blood and soil-lite rhetoric about the "American character" - and a chilling threat to his political opponents

President's 'Salute to America' aims to stir patriotism but comes at a time of economic anxiety for many citizens

WASHINGTON (AP) — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride — and…