President Donald Trump will take the stage in South Dakota to speak to Americans in front of Mount Rushmore at around 8:30 p.m. local time.
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The president will give an Independence Day eve speech that will address what it means to be an American ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary, according to Fox News. A White House official told the outlet that Trump’s speech will also include a “fierce rebuke to Communism,” coming during a wave of several socialist candidates winning Democratic primaries in states such as New York and Colorado.
Trump will also address the nation in a speech Saturday night during the “Salute to America” celebration on the National Mall for the Fourth of July.
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Attendees take a photo with a man dressed in a George Washington costume at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
An attendee wears an America-themed hat at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden, right, greets Interior Secretary Doug Burgum before President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) -
Rain runs down a sculpture of George Washington at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
A B-52 plane performs a flyover as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks before President Donald Trump at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
Air Force One performs a flyover at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
Air Force One performs a flyover at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday, July 3, 2026, in Keystone, South Dakota. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
Marine One performs a flyover above Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Matt Gade) -
Marine One, with President Donald Trump aboard, passes Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) -
Donald Trump Jr., and his wife Bettina Trump, listen before President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
