President Donald Trump made it clear in his Saturday remarks that he was all in on America as he touted American veterans and trashed communism on the nation’s 250th birthday. Hailing the United States as “the hope, the promise, the light, and the glory among all of the nations of the world,” Trump called on Americans to be proud of their rich heritage and to defend that vision in the years to come. Trump spoke late on Saturday night to a massive crowd after thunderstorms forced a delay, saying that the United States had always been — and would always be — the shining example of freedom that others looked to: “They try and be like us. Nobody can be like us” … “with God’s help, we can always be this or even better.” .@POTUS: “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… with God’s help, we can always be this or even better… Here on our National Mall, we’re celebrating Freedom’s triumph over… pic.twitter.com/XbJbC7A9l4 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 5, 2026 Trump proceeded to honor the veterans who served the country over the past 250 years, showing a number of different American flags that flew over different battles throughout the nation’s history. He went on to blast communism and those who are trying to bring it to the United States, declaring that the U.S. will never be a communist country. “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. All these talks from the communists, they haven’t got a chance … We don’t want communists in our country. Never worked, and it never will work.” “We like to stop a threat like that immediately,” he argued, adding that communism was “like a cancer. You got to cut it out, you got to cut it out fast.” .@POTUS recognizes Korean War veterans Cpl. Patrick Finn, and PFC Rudy Meekins, who fought bravely at the Chosin Reservoir while greatly outnumbered by Communist forces. “America will NEVER be a Communist country.”