President Donald Trump rang in America's 250th birthday celebrations with a 28-minute speech at Mount Rushmore and a fireworks display that might have rivaled his words."The American dream still lives, and the American flag still flies more proudly than ever before over the people who will not quit," Trump said at the end of his lengthy — albeit shorter than his usual hours-long — speech."The nation that will not fail, the country that will not fall no matter how hard the enemy tries, we cannot be beaten."As Trump spoke, across the world, Iranians buried Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at funeral ceremonies with calls for revenge on the U.S.In perhaps the most iconic excerpt from Trump's speech, American exceptionalism was highlighted.TRUMP KICKS OFF FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND WITH SYMBOLIC SALUTE TO AMERICA’S LEGACY"Americans honor excellence; we admire boldness; we respect ambition," Trump said.
"We are a nation of dreamers and believers, warriors and explorers, doers and fighters and in every human endeavor Americans see an unfinished competition."What is strong can be made stronger.What is fast can be made faster.
What is great can be made greater than ever before.And that's what's happening with America."Show us a mountain, and we'll just climb it.
Show us an ocean and we'll just cross it.Show us a problem and we will just solve it.
Show us a task the world calls impossible and Americans will get it done."Trump finished with a salute to his oft-repeated "golden age of America" mantra for the 250th birthday celebration.LEE GREENWOOD SAYS HE'S 'VERY PROUD' TO STAND NEXT TO TRUMP DURING AMERICA'S 250TH CELEBRATION"Tomorrow we reach a milestone like no other and celebrate with joyful hearts and soaring spirits, because after two and a half centuries, we know that this is not an ending," Trump's speech concluded."This is only the beginning of the Golden Age of America.
And together we will make America bigger, better, and stronger than ever before."I promise you that...