US President Donald Trump used America's 250th Independence Day celebration to deliver a sweeping patriotic address, declaring the US "stronger, richer and prouder than ever," unveiling a 1776 American flag, defending the Constitution and Second Amendment, attacking communism, and asserting American dominance in space, military strength and global leadership.

Trump claims American identity is under attack as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday amid national division and political strife.

“You do not have to be born here, but you do have to love what we have built,” he says.

In his speech at Mount Rushmore, the president lauds American exceptionalism while taking aim at domestic ‘radicals and extremists’.

In a speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday evening, the US president claimed a resurgent ‘communist menace’ posed a severe threat the country

President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of US independence on Friday with rhetoric about American exceptionalism before calling on the country to fight what he…

Donald Trump celebrated America's 250th Independence Day at Mount Rushmore, where he honoured former US presidents while also promoting his political agenda ahead of the country's…

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US leader delivers address commemorating milestone anniversary at site of memorial to past presidents

US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation's founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the "communist" threat posed…

US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation’s founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the “communist” threat posed…

The president's speech capped an Independence Day eve otherwise most notable for a brutal heat wave that gripped much of the eastern part of the country.

Trump declared from Mount Rushmore, ‘We are the strongest and most powerful country on Earth’.

Americans marked the nation's 250th Independence Day on Saturday with fireworks, parades and celebrations across the country, but the milestone...

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…

President Donald Trump brought WW veterans, astronauts, Gold Star families and several historical US flags to the stage to celebrate America's 250th anniversary

Donald Trump has commemorated the 250th anniversary of America's independence after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall.

KEYSTONE: US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation's founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the "communist"…

US President Donald Trump used America's 250th Independence Day celebration to deliver a sweeping patriotic address, declaring the US "stronger, richer and prouder than ever,"…