Trump celebrates US might, avoids politics in rousing 4 July speech
Trump celebrates US might, avoids politics in rousing 4 July speeches US President Donald Trump sang the praises of the military and American heroes of the past 250 years as he skirted politics in a rousing Independence Day speech in Washington. "What a great country," Mr Trump exclaimed. "For Americans, nothing is impossible." As combat aircraft, including the rarely seen B2 stealth bomber flew overhead, Mr Trump scrolled through myriad events of US history, from groundbreaking inventions to battlefield victories, drawing cheers of "USA! USA!" from an enthusiastic rain-soaked audience of tens of thousands on the National Mall in Washington. In front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln, Mr Trump used the traditionally politics-free holiday to deliver shoutouts to each arm of the military, as well as singling out first responders and the controversial Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies that have been criticised for t...