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In Fourth Of July Address, Trump Hails Military As Fighter Jets Fly Above

Washington observers wondered if the president would take the highly-publicized remarks into politics, but instead he highlighted the military and implored Americans to "stay true to our cause."
Crowds are massed around the Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump speaks.

President Trump hailed America's military and declared that "our nation is stronger today than it ever was before" in a Fourth of July speech with patriotic themes underscored by flyovers from fighter jets and displays of tanks near the stage at the Lincoln Memorial.

Washington observers were watching to see if Trump would take the highly-publicized speech into politics, but

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