{"id":128774,"date":"2026-07-05T11:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=128774"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:19:39","slug":"trump-flags-attack-on-identity-as-us-marks-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/128774\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump flags \u2018attack\u2019 on identity as US marks anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON(National Times)-  America marked its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2013049\/pakistan-felicitates-us-on-250th-independence-anniversary\">250th anniversary<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, a landmark milestone coinciding with deep national division and a president seizing the festive centre stage to warn that the nation\u2019s identity is under attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The milestone arrived amid a brutal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2012956\">heat wave<\/a>&nbsp;placing some 160 million Americans under extreme weather warnings, disrupting parades and celebrations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The searing temperatures did little to deter President Donald Trump. Late Friday, he visited the Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota for an address under the gaze of four legendary predecessors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While lauding American exceptionalism, Trump claimed the American identity is \u201cunder a renewed attack\u201d. Taking aim at domestic progressive Democrats ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections, he warned of a rising political threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to let this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump tied his anti-communist rhetoric to the anti-immigrant themes that fuelled his political rise, calling recent primary victories by democratic socialists \u201cthe greatest threat to our country since its founding\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe stand beneath the monument of these heroes, a true group of unbelievable people, and we rededicate ourselves to being a nation as big, bold, noble, and as great as these American giants,\u201d Trump told the crowd at the granite mountain. He further vowed to push back against political opponents and immigration trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe resolve and swear for all to hear that the citizens of the United States of America will vanquish communism quickly,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe will send them quickly away, and we will continue to build our country bigger and better, stronger than ever before. America will never be a communist country!\u201d He added, \u201cWe can only lose the midterms if we allow ourselves to lose the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While his language fell short of past violent rhetoric, the underlying message remained clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou do not have to be born here, but you do have to love what we have built,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Super-sized celebration in heat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday evening, Trump planned a massive campaign-style rally on the fenced-off National Mall in Washington, capped by roaring military flyovers and super-sized fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With US capital temperatures exp\u00ade\u00adc\u00adted to reach 102 degrees and a heat index soaring to 115, the Indep\u00aden\u00addence Day parade was cancelled. Trump, 80, remains undeterred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I\u2019m going to go and I\u2019m going to make a really long speech, just to show that I can do anything,\u201d Trump earlier said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Americans, the 250th festivities offer a moment for celebration and reflection. Surveys indicate a nation divided about its future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Quinnipiac University poll showed 61 per cent of Americans thought the US was not living up to the ideals stated in the Declaration of Independence, with most Republicans thinking it did and most Democrats disagreeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International leaders also weighed in. Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, used the occasion to advocate for an inclusive society, stating that defending human life includes welcoming immigrants. In London, King Charles III said Britain would \u201ccontinue to defend our shared values\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON(National Times)- America marked its\u00a0250th anniversary\u00a0on Saturday, a landmark milestone coinciding with deep national division and a president seizing the festive centre stage to warn that the nation\u2019s identity is under attack. The milestone arrived amid a brutal&nbsp;heat wave&nbsp;placing some 160 million Americans under extreme weather warnings, disrupting parades and celebrations across the country. 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