唐纳德・特朗普 2026 年7月4日独立日演讲全文（中译文）
今晚，我们齐聚一堂，共同见证人类史上最盛大、最光荣的里程碑 ——250 周年华诞。大家都清楚这是什么纪念日吧？250 年，《独立宣言》签署 250 周年。后台一位得力幕僚劝我：“总统先生，不用赶今天办，下周办也行。” 我告诉他，这事绝不能延后，7 月 4 日本身才是重中之重，换别的日子都失去意义。
二百五十年来，美利坚共和国屹立不倒，堪称人类历史最辉煌的成就。这里是自由之乡，是民主沃土，而眼前这面旗帜，代表着全世界独一无二、无与伦比、举世无双的伟大国度。如今我们国家的发展，正处在史上最佳时期。
纵观天下，没有任何民族能像美国人民这般行善济世、英勇无畏、开拓进取、匡扶正义、铸就伟业。250 年间，美利坚始终是全世界各国心中的希望、期许、光明与荣光。世界各地都争相效仿我们，却永远无法复刻我们。承蒙上帝庇佑，我们不仅会守住当下的辉煌，更会再创巅峰。
今晚我们齐聚国家广场，庆祝自由战胜暴政、民主挣脱压迫，见证美国精神永不落幕的胜利。从 1776 年 7 月 4 日到 2026 年 7 月 4 日，这两个日期分量千钧。今夜的美国，比以往任何时候都更强大、更自由、更富足、更安全、更自豪。
这一切，始于费城一段镌刻在每一位爱国者心底的历史奇迹。开国先贤们怀揣巨人般的勇气，汇聚千年智慧，大胆宣告永恒真理：人人生而平等，造物主赋予人们不可剥夺的神圣权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。56 位爱国者签下名字，投身自由大业，赌上自己的一切，站上命运的舞台，赢得流传千古的胜利。今晚这场盛会，同样会载入史册。虽说现场电闪雷鸣，多少添了几分不便，但换个角度看，这份独特反而让今夜更动人。
自建国之初，我们的信条便是 “不自由，毋宁死”。当年每一百个美国人里，就有一人为独立献出生命。今晚，首都核心区展出一面 1777 年诞生的初代美国国旗，承载着最初独立的 13 个州，13 道条纹、13 颗星。
这面旗帜曾在萨拉托加战役中见证胜利。这些都是实打实的历史文物，饱经战火洗礼。约克镇战役中，英军竖起白旗投降时，飘扬在空中的正是这样的星条旗。彼时英国是全球头号强国，没人料到他们会战败投降，而这场胜利，正是美国崛起的开端。
自那以后，全世界都看清一件事：美国人绝不会任由任何人夺走我们的自由，绝无可能。那些鼓吹共产主义的论调，根本没有立足之地，我们绝不允许共产主义渗透本国。这套制度从未成功，今后也永远行不通。美国人不能忘记，我们是拥有英雄血脉、英雄精神与崇高使命的伟大民族，我们由世间最勇敢、最优秀之人的勇气、热血与身躯铸就。
今夜，我们向先辈留下的这面旗帜宣誓效忠，致敬 1776 年那群不朽的爱国者，愿独立精神永世长存。
我们必将稳居世界之巅，绝不会让国家走向衰败，永远保持顶尖地位。开国先辈不仅为我们赢下自由，更制定了人类史上最公正的政治典籍 ——《美国宪法》。正是这份伟大智慧，让我们始终是全球最优秀的国民。历经 250 年风雨，和世界绝大多数国家不同，美国保有言论自由、宗教自由、法律面前人人平等的权利（虽说我本人并未享受到公平对待，但这点暂且不提），以及持枪权。我执政近六年期间，全力坚定捍卫宪法第二修正案，顶住重重压力，完整保住了这项权利。
一代又一代美国人，浴血奋战，不只是守护这些权利，更不断将自由拓展至所有种族、信仰、肤色、出身的公民。我们同属一个民族，一个大家庭，今夜一面旗帜凝聚所有人，正如《独立宣言》所言，所有人皆由全能上帝创造。
威廉・卡尼的故事，完美诠释了这份精神。他挣脱奴隶制，成为联邦军士兵。内战一场战役中，战友纷纷中弹倒下，卡尼手握星条旗扑倒在地，誓死不让旗帜沾染泥土。他拼尽全力将旗帜高举过战场，身中四弹，旁人都以为他已经牺牲，可他依旧向前冲锋。他深爱这片土地，深爱这面国旗。回到营地后，他告诉战友：“兄弟们，国旗从未落地。” 他也成为首位获得国会荣誉勋章的非裔美国人，后世无数书籍记载他的传奇，他是真正的伟人。
今晚，另一位荣誉勋章获得者帕里斯・戴维斯上校也来到现场，他在越南战场的英勇事迹铸就永恒荣光。当年他率队突袭百名敌军，全队陷入绝境，他身负多处致命重伤，仍救下所有战友。此刻，他正向一面特殊旗帜致敬 —— 当年覆盖林肯总统灵柩、安放于独立厅的国旗。感谢上校，他英姿飒爽，胆识过人。正是无数这样的英雄，让星条旗永远成为全体民众自由与正义的象征。戴维斯上校，由衷感谢您。
美国人从未停下拓展自由、追逐梦想的脚步。如今，美国梦强势回归，蓬勃兴旺，盛况空前。如今参军入伍门槛极高，两年前军队招不到人，现在报名者挤破头，名额供不应求；警察、消防岗位同样如此，曾经无人愿意从事，如今人人争抢。民众重新发自内心地敬重、热爱祖国，才造就这般景象。
美国登顶全球最强大国绝非历史偶然。我首个任期内重整军队，第三任期（此处不展开，避免争议）投入实战，战果斐然。看看委内瑞拉、伊朗，我们彻底击溃了他们的军事力量。
美国人穿越大平原、翻越落基山脉，征服蛮荒边疆，建起 “自由帝国”；我们铺设铁路、筑起摩天高楼，开凿被称为世界第八大奇迹的巴拿马运河 —— 当年所有人都认定这项工程不可能完成，三万八千名美国人为此付出生命，才铸就这项人类伟大工程。正是这份永不言败的韧劲，让我们建立全球顶尖工业，打造史上最强军队，如今我国军力更是达到历史顶峰。
美国人的果敢与无畏，孕育出无数传奇人物：戴维・克罗克特、怀亚特・厄普、安妮・奥克利、西奥多・罗斯福，还有西部传奇 “野牛比尔”・科迪。今晚，他们的后人也来到现场，身旁陈列着 1803 年刘易斯与克拉克西进时携带的初代西进国旗。感谢各位到场，致敬美国人这份无畏不屈的灵魂。
现场还有一面曾飘扬在布鲁克林大桥上空的旗帜，布鲁克林大桥堪称人类建筑瑰宝，举世闻名。一旁陈列着美西战争中，美军舰队在马尼拉湾全歼西班牙舰队时，旗舰上悬挂的战旗 —— 这是海军史上最辉煌的胜利之一，和我们近期全歼伊朗 159 艘军舰的战绩如出一辙，整场战斗速战速决。我们拥有全球最强军队。旁边还有一面属于不朽莽骑兵的旗帜，前几日我出席博物馆开幕仪式时见过。当年西奥多・罗斯福从古巴圣胡安山凯旋，旗帜上印着 “欢迎罗斯福上校凯旋”，他是一位伟大的绅士。
美国人开拓西部、缔造现代世界，因为美国是赢家之国，如今我们再度迎来全面胜利，盛况前所未有。
美国再度崛起，我们要持续让国家保持伟大，为此推动《拯救美国法案》落地：所有选民必须出示身份证件，提供公民身份证明；邮寄选票仅限患病、残疾、随军服役、异地出行人群，杜绝选举舞弊，规则简单清晰。
我们还要重申：美国的强大与力量无需遮掩，我们为之无比自豪。过去一个世纪，美国是全球和平与正义最坚实的后盾，我们一次次击败暴君、铲除邪恶、守护自由。
104 岁的肯・施布林当年 19 岁，亲历珍珠港日军偷袭。亚利桑那号战舰沉没后，他立志参军反击、赢得胜利。他驾驶 B-29 轰炸机征战太平洋，从战争首日打到日军无条件投降的最后一刻。今晚，他向一面特殊旗帜致敬 —— 当年随亚利桑那号沉入海底，后被爱国者打捞修复的国旗，象征着美国人永不屈服的骨气。感谢老船长，您身体硬朗，您的后人也福寿绵长。
二战诺曼底登陆时，海军中尉亚瑟・罗斯指挥 36 艘登陆艇，统领人类史上规模最大的海上舰队。他曾写信给父母感慨：我们的国家何其伟大。如今 107 岁高龄的罗斯中尉亲临现场，向一面登陆艇旗帜致敬 —— 当年第一艘登陆艇高举这面旗帜，带领美军踏上诺曼底海滩，解放欧洲，彻底粉碎纳粹法西斯。罗斯中尉，您是全场所有人的榜样，万分感谢您。
硫磺岛战役是太平洋战场最惨烈的血战，海军陆战队员为山头每一寸土地浴血拼杀。当他们登顶折钵山、竖起星条旗的那一刻，震撼了战场上所有人，也震撼了全世界。今晚到场的是这场战役为数不多的在世幸存者，101 岁海军下士唐・格雷夫斯，他向那面举世闻名的插旗战旗致敬，81 年前他亲眼见证那震撼一幕。
女士们先生们，这些就是 “最伟大一代” 的战士与战旗。虽说我不愿承认，但他们确实是无可替代的一代。他们拯救了世界，让美国无比荣光。向所有英雄致敬。击败法西斯后，美国人又在冷战中对抗共产主义邪恶势力。昨晚我在拉什莫尔山演讲，华盛顿、杰斐逊、林肯、西奥多・罗斯福四座巨像伫立身后，场面无比壮阔。
美国永远不会沦为共产主义国家，绝无可能。共产主义注定失败，这套体系永远行不通，和美国制度完全对立。先辈们奔赴世界各地战场对抗共产主义，绝不能让这股威胁卷土重来，侵蚀本国国土。我们必须将隐患扼杀在萌芽，如同切除癌细胞，下手要快、要彻底。
今晚，我们向所有对抗共产主义战争的老兵致敬，包括长津湖战役的海军下士帕特・芬恩、一等兵鲁迪・米金斯。那场战斗异常惨烈。帕特曾孤身五敌，近身肉搏，如今安然站在这里；鲁迪身中四弹，依旧持续射击、奋勇向前。老兵桑尼・雷也曾以寡敌众，对抗十倍于己的敌军，当之无愧获颁银星勋章。今晚，他们向一面早期 50 星战地国旗致敬，旁边还有柏林墙查理检查站留存的最后一面美军旗帜 —— 当年正是美国自由力量，让共产主义柏林墙轰然倒塌。感谢各位老兵，你们无比伟大。
星条旗曾将镰刀锤头的象征扫入历史尘埃，若有必要，我们会再次做到。但我相信无需走到那一步，世人早已看清这套制度的真面目，我们有十足把握应对一切。能与诸位英雄同场，是我莫大的荣幸。107 岁高龄实属难得，祝愿老中尉再享二十年安康。
一代代美国人从未停止攀登人类文明新高峰。1903 年，俄亥俄州莱特兄弟实现人类千年飞天梦想。仅仅 66 年后，美国人便将国旗插上月球。就在三个月前，NASA 阿尔忒弥斯任务宇航员重返月球背面，创下人类离地最远航行纪录。今晚，任务机组全员到场，还有最后一位登月宇航员 —— 阿波罗 17 号的杰克・施密特。NASA 主管贾里德也来到现场，他履职成绩斐然。所有人都密切关注这次登月任务，即便是平日不关心航天的民众，聚餐时也纷纷打开电视收看阿尔忒弥斯二号任务直播，看完无不惊叹这项伟业。
这群航天英雄身旁，陈列着莱特兄弟试飞时奥维尔驾驶的飞机上悬挂的原版旗帜，对航天从业者而言，这是无可替代的历史珍宝。祝贺全体航天工作人员，我为你们骄傲。
今天是美国 250 周年诞辰，清晨国会大厦升起一面全新国旗，今晚我将这面旗帜赠予宇航员团队，待下次登月任务插上月球。除此之外，台上所有英雄以及未能到场的功勋人士，我都将授予白宫特制勋章。
接下来，我们的目标是登陆火星，登月计划完成后便即刻推进火星探索，持续保持全球航天领先地位。太空军是我任内推动建立的项目，当初不少人嗤之以鼻，如今大家都意识到，这是我们最关键的布局之一。此前我们在航天领域落后中俄，如今已大幅反超，这份成就离不开在座每一位的付出。
庆祝美国举世无双的成就与无限潜力之时，我们永远铭记：若无无数先烈舍身奉献，我们走不到这 250 年自由华诞。
今晚 11 位金星家属莅临现场。金星家属荣誉沉重，背后是撕心裂肺的伤痛，却是至高无上的敬意。感谢各位，你们承受了常人无法想象的苦难。逝去的亲人在天上凝望家人，满心骄傲。后台为各位准备了白宫特制勋章，原定两小时前颁发，耽搁至今，稍后为大家送上。在这个特殊的独立日，我们向各位致以无尽感激，承诺守护他们用生命捍卫的美国，不负他们的牺牲。我们深爱你们。
两百五十年来，星条旗飘扬之处，皆是力量、正义与希望的象征，这正是美国人的底色。1944 年，纳粹占领的比利时，一对母女躲在家中，日夜祈祷祖国解放。她们搜集碎布料，亲手缝制一面美国国旗。解放当日，她们将旗帜赠予一名美军士兵。谁也不曾想到，这名士兵的曾祖父，正是《星条旗永不落》的作者弗朗西斯・斯科特・基。今晚，基家族后人来到现场，服役 23 年的美军少校凯尔・基，向这面比利时母亲手工缝制的国旗致敬，见证美国作为希望与自由的代名词。感谢少校。
最后，回望来路：从费城的《独立宣言》到约克镇的胜利；从中陆繁华工厂到阿拉斯加皑皑雪山；从辽阔蛮荒西部到基蒂霍克沙丘；从曼哈顿璀璨天际到月球背面；再到如今安全整洁的华盛顿特区 —— 两年前这里治安混乱，如今已是全美最安全、最美的城市之一，还有墨西哥湾澄澈的海面。
没有任何挑战是美国人无法克服，没有任何疆域是我们无法抵达，没有任何目标是我们无法实现，没有任何奇迹是美国人不能创造，当下我们正在印证这一点。
如今美股创下历史新高，19.2 万亿资金涌入本国投资，是以往纪录的六倍；全美新建工厂数量突破历史峰值；就业人口达到美国建国以来最高水平。在这片土地上，再天马行空的梦想都能成真，而 1776 年 7 月 4 日开启的建国理想，是人类史上最宏伟的梦想。
独立战争的发起者，不过是民兵、农夫、铁匠、普通工匠，他们拿起火枪，对抗当时全球最强、看似不可战胜的英军。没人逼迫他们抗争，只因他们深知：自由的人民，必须拥有自由的国家。
二百五十载岁月流转，无数强权帝国、暴虐统治者兴起又覆灭，唯有美利坚共和国屹立不倒，国民彼此同心。今晚这场庆典一度因雷雨中断，可所有人不曾离场，星条旗依旧骄傲、自由、绚烂地迎风飘扬。
我们蓬勃发展，源于伟大的开国先辈、正义的立国初心、勇敢的人民、独树一帜的文明，以及上帝赋予我们的宿命。今夜足以证明，历经 250 年，1776 年的自由精神依旧流淌在我们所有人血脉中，在首都放声呐喊，在每位爱国者心中燃烧，响彻全国城乡，以美国自由之光点亮整个世界。
作为全球现存最古老的立宪共和国，250 岁的美国只是刚刚起步，最好的时代还在前方，这仅仅属于美国黄金时代的开端。
值此建国 250 周年独立日，我们如同两百五十年前的先辈一般宣誓：为了国家、子孙后代与自由大业，我们将带领美国迈向前所未有的全新高度，让国家更宏大、更繁荣、更强盛，让我们更深爱这片土地。
虽说今夜电闪雷鸣带来些许不便，但风雨雷电永远无法阻挡我们。感谢到场每一位民众，我爱你们所有人。能担任诸位的总统，是我无上的荣耀。谢谢大家，愿上帝保佑各位，愿上帝保佑美利坚！
（唐纳德・特朗普 2026 年7月4日独立日演讲英文全文）
President Donald Trump July 4, 2026 Speech
Tonight we come together for one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time, the total. And you know what that is? 2.50, the 250th anniversary. And I do have to say this, one of my very brilliant people backstage said, don't worry about it, sir. We can do it. Maybe next week. I said, it doesn't work next week. This is the big day. We want July 4th. We're not looking for July. Something else. Because this is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Nothing like it. For two and a half centuries, our American republic has stood as the crowning achievement of human history. This country is the home of freedom. This is the land of liberty. And this is a flag. That's the banner of the most extraordinary, most exceptional, most incredible nation ever to exist on the face of the earth. And we're doing better now than we've ever done before.
You know, people have done more good, showed more courage, made more progress right at more injustice, or achieved more greatness than you, the American people. For 250 years, the United States of America has been the hope, the promise, the light and the glory among all of the nations of the world. All over the world. They try and be like us. Nobody can be like us. And with God's help, we will always be this or even better. We're going to be better. Here on our National Mall. We're celebrating freedom's triumph over tyranny. Liberty's conquest over oppression, and the enduring victory of the American spirit. From the July 4th, 1776 to July 4th, 2026. Big dates. That's big dates to big ones. And tonight our country is stronger, freer, richer, safer and prouder than ever before.
But it all started with the miracle of history that lives forever in the heart of every single patriot in Philadelphia, our founding fathers summoned the courage of giants and the wisdom of centuries to boldly proclaim these timeless truths. They declared that all men are created equal. That they are endowed with sacred unalienable rights by the hand of our creator. And that among these are life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and signing their names to the roster of freedom. Those 56 patriots put everything at risk. Stepped onto the stage of destiny and seized a victory for the ages. And that's what it was. And this is an evening for the ages. I believe this is something very special. This is bigger than if we didn't have the lightning blaring. We had lightning blaring. But this is bigger, little more inconvenient. But it's bigger, I think, in its own way it's more beautiful.
From the beginning, we were a nation that live by the motto victory or death and live free or die. One out of every 100 Americans gave their lives in the fight for independence, to remind us of who these heroes were and what they gave us. We are honored to have here tonight in the heart of our nation's capital, one of the very first American flags ever to exist, dating back to 1777, it bears the 13 stars and 13 stripes of the 13 states that declared independence on the 4th of July.
Here it is. This was the flag that flew victorious at Saratoga. And these are the real deals to. These are the real the real flags. These are flags that have seen a lot. These were the stars and stripes that flew triumphant when the British waved the white flag of surrender at Yorktown. That was a big surrender. Nobody thought that was possible. They were the greatest power of the world, and they surrendered. And that was the beginning.
Ever since, the entire world has been on notice that Americans will never let anyone take our freedom away. Won't happen. And all these talks from the communists, they haven't got a chance. Not even a chance. We don't want communists in our country. Never worked. And it never will work. Americans must never forget that we are a historic and heroic people, with a heroic spirit and a heroic purpose on this beautiful earth of ours. We are made the courage and the fire and the flesh and the blood of the best and the bravest people this world has ever produced. We are the bravest and the best. Tonight we pledge allegiance to the flag they gave us. And we say. God bless the immortal patriots of 1776. And long live the cause of independence. May it reign forever and ever and ever.
We will always be on top. We will never let our country fall. We will always be the best. Our founders not only won our liberty, they secured it with the most righteous political document ever conceived. It's called the Constitution of the United States. Very special. And it's because of their genius that we remain the finest people on the planet. After 250 years, unlike so many others in the world, in this country we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal justice under the law, although I wasn't treated that well. But we won't get into that. And the right to keep and bear arms. And for the almost six years that I was president, I guarded very, very powerfully your Second Amendment. And they didn't do a thing to it. And it was not easy. But we guard your Second Amendment. We guard it very, very strongly and cautiously across the generations, Americans have fought, bled and died not just to secure those, to expand them to citizens of every race, religion, color and creed. Because we are one people, we are one family. You showed that tonight with one flag. And as our Declaration of Independence tells us, we are all made in the image of one Almighty God.
No heroes remind us of this more than William Carney, who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War, which was a very big, big deal at the time when the battle he saw comrade s struck down enemy fire while carrying the Stars and Stripes, and Sergeant Carney dove to the ground to keep the flag from touching the mud. He didn't want to have it touch the ground. He didn't want to have it touch the mud. He wanted to be perfect. He raised it high above the field and was shot four times. They thought he was gone, but he kept moving forward. He loved our country. He loved our flag. Before he returned to camp and announced, boys, the old flag never touched the ground. And he became the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
He got the Congressional Medal of Honor, and he was the first African American. And he was some man. They've written stories about him. He was something special . With us tonight to celebrate this forward march of freedom is another Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Parris Davis, whose courage won eternal glory in Vietnam. He helped lead a surprise attack on 100 enemy combatants. They said he was finished. His whole group was finished, and despite multiple life -threatening wounds, saved the lives of his fellow soldiers. And this evening he stands to salute the only flag of its kind, the one that was draped over the casket of President Abraham Lincoln in Independence Hall. Thank you very much.
Great man. He looks better than I do. He looks great. And he's brave. Because of heroes like these, our flag will always be a symbol of liberty and justice for all. Colonel Davis, thank you very much. Great man, great man. Thank you.
Americans expanded the blessings of freedom, and we have never stopped expanding our ambitions and our dreams. We had the American dream. We never had the American dream. However, like we have it right now, the American dream is back. Very strong, beautiful. You know, to get into our military now is tough. Two years ago, we couldn't fill a job and now it's overflowing. We have so many setting records and setting records, it's actually hard to get in. That includes our great police forces and our firemen. They couldn't hire anybody. Nobody wanted to do it. Now it's hard to get those positions, but it's really hard to get into our military because people respect and love our country again. Our rise to being the world's strongest and most powerful nation was no accident of history. We rebuilt our military and my first term, we use it a little bit in our actually, I should say third term, but I won't do that because I don't want any controversy. But we use it and we've had tremendous success.
You look at Venezuela, you look at Iran. We wiped it out, wiped out their military. Americans, crossed the Great Plains, scaled the Rockies tables. We just tamed the wilderness and conquered the frontier and built the empire. It's called the Empire of Liberty. We laid down the railroads, raised up the skyscrapers, those beautiful skyscrapers, and dug out the Panama Canal, considered the eighth wonder of the world, which everyone said was an impossible thing to do. And by the way, 38,000 Americans died to give us one of the greatest engineering feats of all time, Panama Canal. This was the unstoppable spirit that created the world's most powerful industries and built the strongest military anyone had ever seen. And today it is stronger and more powerful than it ever was before.
American grit, boldness and daring forged heroes like Davy Crockett, Wyatt Earp, Annie Oakley, Teddy Roosevelt, and the legend of the Wild West, Buffalo Bill Cody.
These were great, powerful people whose incredible grandchildren happened to be with us tonight. And they stand alongside one of the first American flags ever to fly over our expanding nation. It was carried west just as Lewis and Clark began their journey in 1803. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Great to have you. Great to have you to honor this audacious and indomitable soul of America.
We also have the first flag ever to fly over one of the greatest architectural feats of all time, I think, called the Brooklyn Bridge. One of the most beautiful bridges anywhere in the world. Built a long time ago. To its right, the banner that flew atop our flagship after America's Navy sank the Spanish fleet to the bottom of the Manila Bay, one of the greatest naval victories in history. Much like our recent victory by sinking the entire Iranian Navy 159 chips to the bottom of the sea, all done in just a moment's time, happened very quickly. We have the greatest military anywhere in the world, and next to it we also have the flag that was given to that immortal bull. Just a fantastic immortal Rough Rider, the one and only. And I was at the museum the other day at its opening. Theodore Roosevelt, when he returned triumphant from Cuba, printed with the words, welcome home, Colonel Roosevelt, who is the victor of San Juan Hill. He was a great gentleman. Americans won the West and built the modern world. Because America is a nation of winners. And today our country is winning again. And we're winning like never before.
America is back and we want to keep America great. And we will do so by approving the Save America Act, which means all voters must show voter ID, all motor business. All voters must provide a little thing called proof of citizenship. And there will be no mail in ballots except for illness, disability, military deployment, or travel. And you won't have cheating on the elections anymore. It's very simple.
Together, we are also reasserting the truth that American strength and power is not something to be ashamed of. It is something that we are very, very proud of. This country has been the greatest force for peace and justice on earth in the last century. We defeated tyrants, demolished evil, and saved freedom again and again and again.
Ken Schubring was 19 years old when he survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor after enemy planes sank ships like the USS Arizona, he resolved that he would help America strike back and win. He wanted them to strike back and win, flying B - 29s in the Pacific, ten fought from the first day to the very last. He was in the war right from the first day, and he went to the last day and all the way to the enemy's unconditional surrender. We got an unconditional surrender. He was there at 104 years old and looking really good, captain, bring is here tonight, and he is saluting the flag that went down with the Arizona at Pearl Harbor, but was raised back up with the help of some unbelievable American patriots. It's a symbol of American defiance. Please. Thank you. Captain. Thank you captain.
Great job. Thank you very much. You have very good genes. That's his son. His son's going to be around a long time. Thank you very much, captain.
When D-Day in World War two , Navy Lieutenant Arthur Rose commanded 36 landing craft as part of the largest naval armada in history. Recalling that site, he wrote home to his parents. What a country we are. At 107 years old, Lieutenant Rose is here to salute one of our nation's most prized possessions. The flag that flew aboard the first landing craft on D -Day and led the first Americans onto the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe and defeat Nazi fascism forever.
Lieutenant Rose , you are an inspiration to this beautiful crowd and we thank you very much. Amazing man. 107 … he ’s 107.
On Iwo Jima in the Pacific, the Marines faced some of the most brutal combat in the history of warfare. They shed their blood for every inch of mountain that they reached. And when they reached the summit and raised the stars and stripes for all to see, it was so special to everybody there, everybody there and everybody watching. They couldn't believe it. It wasn't supposed to happen with us. Today is one of the last survivors of that battle. 101 -year -old Marine Corporal Don Graves, and he's here to salute that famous flag. He saw a rise in the glory of Iwo Jima 81 years ago. And you've all seen that flag many times. So, ladies and gentlemen, these are the fighters and the banners of the Greatest Generation. They are the greatest generation. I hate to admit that, but they are. They saved the world and they made America very, very proud. We're very proud of you, heroes all. And after we vanquished fascism, Americans stood against the evil of communism in the Cold War. And as they said last night at the beautiful Mount Rushmore, what a beautiful place where Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt loomed over my shoulder as I spoke.
America will never be a communist country. Won't happen. Communism is a loser, and it always will be. The communist system is the opposite of the American system, and the communist system has never worked. Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world, only to have that menace rear its ugly head right back here in America. We're not going to let it happen.
We like to stop a threat like that immediately and before it begins. It's like a cancer. You got to cut it out. You got to cut it out fast.
Tonight, we proudly thank veterans of the war on communism, including Marine Corporal Pat Finn and Private First Class Rudy Meekins, who fought at the famed Battle of Chosin Reservoir in Korea. That was a rough one. Thank you. Pat fought in hand -to-hand combat with the enemy. He had five against him, and he was one. And as you can see, he's around to talk about it. And Rudy was wounded four times but never stopped shooting. And he never stopped moving forward. And also with us is veteran Sonny Ray, who fought heroically against an enemy force ten times his unit size and earned a tremendously deserved Silver Star. Tonight, they salute one of the very first 50-star flags to fly above the field of battle. This was about the beginning of the 50, and right next to it is one of the last flags from Checkpoint Charlie, very famous place on the Berlin Wall where American freedom finally brought communism crashing down to an end. Thank you so much. You are really very special. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
The Stars and Stripes cast the hammer and sickle into oblivion before, and we will do it again if necessary. I don't think it's going to be necessary. I think people have learned. They've learned what to do and how to handle it. And we'll get a handle it very well. So, gentlemen, I want to thank you very much. You're amazing people, amazing men.
Thank you. How about that ? What an honor it is to be with them. Think of it. 107. That's up there. But hopefully he's got 20 good years left.
Through the generations, Americans have never stopped striving to lift humanity to new heights. In 1903, the Wright brothers from Ohio fulfilled the age -old dream of mankind to fly.
That's right. They're from Ohio. Great state. And within 66 years of inventing the airplane, Americans planted our flag on the moon. Just three months ago, we sent American astronauts back to the far side of the moon. And this time, they flew further from Earth than anyone has ever flown before. And here they are. So tonight, we're joined by that crew of NASA. Artemus, you know, you know the crew, everybody, Artemus, too, and everybody watched. Isn't that amazing? And they became very famous. Everybody watched. I was watching I don't know what it was. That one got the attention of everybody. And along with the last man to walk on the moon, Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt. Thank you. Jack. You look like you could be with them. Jack. You look very good. You look very good, Jack. Thank you very much. What a job. Everybody was watching. I was with a group of people that normally wouldn't be watching. And we're having a big dinner, and they all said we want to turn on. We want to watch Artemis II .
A lot of people said, what is that? By the end of the evening, they knew it was amazing. And along with Jared, where is Jared? He's so great. He's running NASA. What, what a job he's done. So , I want to thank you all. Thank you very much. Great job. So these champions of flight stand this evening beside the flag flown on the Wright brothers airplane piloted by Orville Wright. And see [the ] exact flag. Very historic. And they are honored to be here. They told me today they were really, amazed to be here with that flag. That's a very special flag. If you're in the world of flying aircraft.
So , congratulations to everybody. Fantastic job. Very proud of you. And I have a special gift for these patriots. This morning on America's 250th birthday, a new flag was flown above the United States Capitol. And tonight I present it to you to soon be planted by American astronauts on their upcoming return to the moon. And in addition to that, I gave them and all of the great heroes that you saw up on stage tonight, and a few others that couldn't quite make the stage. I gave them a very special medal from the white House. So it's an honor.
Thank you very much, everybody. Appreciate it.
So then I assume you're going to be heading to Mars? We're going to be going to Mars very soon. And I think that's something that we do have in mind. And we're going to do the moon and we're going to go from there. We're going to go to Mars, and we're going to continue to be way ahead. You know, we did Space Force. That was something I was very proud of. And some people smiled. They thought it was foolish. And now they're finding it's one of the most important things that we've done.
We were losing to China and to Russia in space. And now we're leading them by giant steps. And it's a great thing. And it's people like that that really like you that made it happen. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much, Jeff. So as we celebrate America's unmatched achievements and unlimited potential, we never forget that none of this would have been possible without those who gave everything so that we could reach this 250th year of freedom.
We are honored to be joined by 11 Gold Star family members. The Gold Star family that is one of the great tributes. It's one of the great. It's one of the great honors, a tough honor. There's nothing tougher than that. But these are amazing people. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Come on out. They went through a lot. Thank you very much. That special person is looking up there and looking down at mom and dad, husband, wife. But they're looking down with great pride. You know that. You know that. And we want to thank you for being here. Thank you very much. And we have medals for you backstage, I brought them I thought I'd be handing them out about two hours ago. Three hours ago. But we're going to be backstage and we have beautiful medals for you, for your family from the white House. Thank you very much, everybody. We love you. On this special 4th of July. We give you our undying gratitude and promise to redeem the sacrifice of your heroes by preserving the America that they love. They loved our country. They sacrificed. They sacrificed it all. And these people have sacrificed at all. They've been through. Hell. We love you. Thank you very much. Thank you.
From 1776 to today, everywhere the American flag has flown. It has been a symbol of strength, righteousness and hope. Because that is who Americans are. In 1944, a mother and her daughter huddled in their house in Nazi occupied Belgium and prayed desperately for their country to be freed. They wanted freedom . As they waited, they found scraps of fabric and stitched together a homemade American flag. It’s beautiful, but homemade. On the day they were finally liberated. And that's what the word is liberated. They gave it to an American soldier as a gift. Little did they know that that soldier's great grandfather was none other than the author of our Star -Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key. And tonight, the next generation of the key family is with us. Thank you very much. Please.
Major Kyle Key has spent 23 years in the US Army. Highly respected. And this evening, he proudly salutes the old flag that was made by the Belgian woman so beautifully. And who knew that America means hope and freedom? Congratulations. And thank you for being here very much.
In conclusion, from a declaration in Philadelphia to victory at Yorktown. From the bustling factories of the heartland to the towering snowcapped summits of Alaska, from the endless frontier of the open wild west to the magnificent sand dunes at Kitty Hawk. From the glimmering skyline of Manhattan to the far side of the moon. Just so that, and from the now safe and beautiful capital of Washington. Think of it. Washington, D.C., our capital, our capital is now safe and gleaming and beautiful again. It's safe again. Went from a very unsafe place two years ago to one of the safest cities in the country, and one of the most beautiful, to the gleaming waters of the Gulf of America. There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome. There is no place we cannot go. There is no goal we cannot reach. And there is nothing that Americans cannot do. And we're proving that right now.
Our stock market is the strongest it's ever been. We have $19.2 trillion being invested in our country, which is six times more than ever happened before. We're building more factories in the United States than ever before. Everyone's for one case or at the highest number they've ever been. And more people are working today in the United States than any time in the history of our country. But in this country, we can achieve the wildest and most impossible dreams. And no dream in history is bigger or more incredible than the one that started on July 4th, 1776.
The war for independence was launched by minutemen, farmers, blacksmiths, tradesmen who took up their muskets against the mightiest army on earth, the most powerful army, and unbeatable army. Until they met us. No one made them do it. They fought because they knew that a free people must have a free country.
Over 250 years, the mighty nations and terrible tyrants , they came and they went. After us they came and they went. But after two and a half centuries, this American republic still stands tall and strong. And we love each other.
That show tonight, you heard it was over. And what happened? You came back. And this American flag still waves. Proud and free and beautiful. We have thrived and flourished because our founders were great. Our cause was just. Our people are brave. Our culture is exceptional. And our destiny is written by God. And as we can see here tonight, after 250 years, the spirit of 1776 still lives within us all. It still roars in the hearts of our nation's capital. It still burns in the heart of every patriot, thunders through every city and town. And it still lights the entire world with the glow of American liberty. And there is nothing like that. At 250 years old. We may be the oldest constitutional republic on earth, but our country is just getting started because the best is yet to come. This is only the dawn of the golden Age of America.
On this 250th 4th of July, we declare, just as they did two and a half centuries ago, that for our country and for our children and for the cause of liberty, we are going to take our country to new levels, to levels not reached. We're going to make it bigger, better, stronger, and we're going to love it even more. And I just want to thank you. And the inconvenience of lightning can do that. But lightning will never stop you. And I want to thank everybody and we love you all. And it's an honor to be your president. Thank you. God bless you all. God bless you all.
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