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- On the eve of July 4th, President Trump gave a speech at South Dakota’s 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration, repeating it at the White House the next day. The speech was drafted by Trump's regular team of writers, led by Stephen Miller.
- Trump declared that Mount Rushmore "will stand forever as an eternal tribute to our forefathers and to our freedom," calling the United States "the most magnificent country in the history of the world" and July 4th "the most important day in the history of nations." The White House's transcript includes several audience chants of "USA! USA! USA!"
- Trump also decried the "growing danger" of "a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children." He singled out "cancel culture," "a new far-left fascism," and the tearing down of statues as parts of this "left-wing cultural revolution" designed to "overthrow the American Revolution."
- You can find the full text of Trump's speech at whitehouse.gov.
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