Trump vows rain won’t stop 250th celebration on July 4th night
The president told supporters he would leave the White House and attend the event “no matter what,” comparing the weather to a recent UFC card that dodged forecast downpours.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump vowed that a passing storm would not stop the nation’s 250th celebration on a Truth Social post on July 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “Storms bring luck to whatever the occasion. They also make events a little bit more exciting! We will wait it out, I don’t care if it’s 2:00 O’Clock in the morning, or in one hour from now. Looks like it is going to pass, they always do. I will be there no matter what, but the ”what“ usually turns out to be a good thing. It’s Saturday night, LETS HAVE SOME FUN, even if we are out late tonight. They say 11:00 O’Clock for the speech. Who cares??? Remember two weeks ago when the big UFC Event was at 100% chance of heavy rain, all week long, and just minutes before the card started. Well, there wasn’t a single drop, and the fights turned out to be among the greatest in history, an event for the ages. Our great veterans, especially the old timers, many of whom are there, went through hellfire, and it didn’t stop them. It’s not going to stop us either! I’m not going to let some rain stop our 250th. I’m leaving the White House soon. God Bless America!Donald Trump”
Trump wrote that he would attend the event regardless of the hour, dismissing forecasts of rain and insisting the storm would pass. He said the speech was scheduled for 11:00 p.m. and vowed to leave the White House soon. He framed the weather as a source of good fortune, adding that veterans in attendance had endured far worse.
The president tied his optimism to a recent mixed martial arts card. He recalled a UFC event two weeks earlier that carried a forecast of heavy rain all week yet saw no precipitation, calling the fights among the greatest in history.
The Meta phor of storms bringing benefit has roots beyond folklore. Writers note that storms deliver needed rainfall, disperse harmful bacteria in stagnant water, balance atmospheric temperatures and replenish life by scattering seeds on the wind (see huckanddorothy.com). Lightning also converts nitrogen gas into compounds that fertilize the soil, and rising storm air purges pollutants from the lower atmosphere (see truthandtidings.com).
In the last 30 days, 124 of 497 Trump posts were on topic “Uncategorized.”
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM EST
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