![]() Fireworks are donated by two of the greats. We own the planes, we have the pilots, the airport is right next door (Andrews), all we need is the fuel. "The cost of our great Salute to America tomorrow will be very little compared to what it is worth. One Democrat already threatened to investigate Trump's use of National Park entrance fees to pay for his Independence Day parade.Īmid reports about the high cost of the event, Trump took to Twitter to assure the public that it was not going to be as much money as people think. The White House has yet to say exactly how much the Fourth of July event cost, but it has been reported that millions have already been diverted from other federal agencies in order to cover the expenses. There was also be two firework displays, one from behind the Lincoln Memorial and the other in Potomac Park. Trump's "Salute to America" celebration featured military tanks lined up on the National Mall, war plane flyovers and a televised national address. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 5, 2019. Following Trump's speech, the hashtag #RevolutionaryWarAirports was trending on Twitter as many users mocked the president's blunder. "Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rockets' red glare, it had nothing but victory," Trump said.Īviation had not yet existed and would not be used in American military combat until World War I in the early 20th century. President Trump was praising the Americans' military efforts in the war against Great Britain, which took place from 1775 to 1783, when the mistake occurred. ![]() The address took place at the grounds of Lincoln Memorial during a rainstorm. He told crowds on 4 July the Continental Army 'took over the. Trump made the historical blunder in his hour-long speech to the American people during his Fourth of July parade in Washington D.C. US President Donald Trump has blamed a teleprompter going 'kaput' for a glaring anachronism in his Independence Day speech. Trump and Melania Trump at the 2017 inauguration. And it was actually hard to look at anyway because there was rain all over it," he said. Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama stand with President Donald J. "I guess the rain knocked out the teleprompter, so it's not that, but I knew the speech very well, so I was able to do it without a teleprompter. But he immediately went on to say that he knew the speech so well that he didn't even need a teleprompter. And that's not a good feeling," Trump told reporters on Friday. "Actually, in the middle of that sentence, it went out. When asked about the gaffe while departing the White House on Friday, Trump blamed the mistake on a teleprompter malfunction. ![]() In his Independence Day address, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that the Continental Army "took over the airports" during the Revolutionary War, more than 100 years before the advent of manned aircraft.
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