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US independence 250th anniversary
Coverage of US independence 250th anniversary in the Nexus archive.
- Trump hails American exceptionalism before railing at communism in US 250th celebration
President Donald Trump celebrated the 250th anniversary of US independence with a speech emphasizing American exceptionalism and warning against communism. The speech referenced the Red Scare of the 1950s, a period marked by persecution of alleged communists.