Trump hails America as “crowning achievement” in 250th birthday speech
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Trump hails America as “crowning achievement” in 250th birthday speech

Trump touts American exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny before an estimated 150,000 people on the National Mall, declaring the nation's “destiny is written by God.”

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 7, 2026, 6:33 AM EST

WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump declared America “the crowning achievement of human history” in a Fourth of July speech marking the nation’s 250th birthday.