Trump marks 250th anniversary of Caesar Rodney’s ride for independence
Rodney rode roughly 80 miles overnight from Dover to Philadelphia to break Delaware's deadlock and cast a vote for independence, arriving July 2, 1776, despite asthma and facial cancer.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump has marked the 250th anniversary of Caesar Rodney’s overnight ride to secure independence in a Truth Social post on July 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “Rodney served as a delegate from Delaware to the Second Continental Congress in 1776. Delaware’s three-member delegation was deadlocked over whether to vote for independence, with one delegate in favor and another opposed. Rodney rode roughly 80 miles overnight from Dover, Delaware, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, arriving on July 2, 1776, despite suffering from asthma and facial cancer.”
Caesar Rodney served as a delegate from Delaware to the Second Continental Congress in 1776. Delaware’s three-member delegation was deadlocked over independence, with one delegate in favor and another opposed. Rodney rode roughly 80 miles overnight from Dover, Delaware, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, arriving July 2, 1776, despite suffering from asthma and facial cancer.
The post lands as the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of its independence with nationwide celebrations marking the signing of the Declaration of Independence (see moderndiplomacy.eu). Trump is visiting Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where he will deliver a keynote address before a fireworks display, his second presidential appearance at the monument after 2020 (see moderndiplomacy.eu). On July 4, Trump plans a rally on the National Mall in Washington, along with military flyovers and what he has billed as the world’s largest fireworks display (see malaymail.com).
The celebrations arrive amid deep national division, with surveys showing pessimism about the nation living up to its founding ideals. A Quinnipiac University poll found 61 percent of Americans thought the country was not living up to the ideals stated in the Declaration of Independence (see malaymail.com).
In the last 30 days, 28 of 522 Trump posts were on topic “Culture.”
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 3, 2026 at 12:33 PM EST
Source: Zenger analysis
Note: Table generated by https://zenger.news on July 3, 2026 at 12:33 PM EST