• President Donald Trump
• July 4, 2026

Tonight we come together for one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time, the total. And you know what that is? 2.50, the 250th anniversary. And I do have to say this, one of my very brilliant people backstage said, don’t worry about it, sir. We can do it. Maybe next week. I said, it doesn’t work next week. This is the big day. We want July 4th. We’re not looking for July. Something else. Because this is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Nothing like it. For two and a half centuries, our American republic has stood as the crowning achievement of human history. This country is the home of freedom. This is the land of liberty. And this is a flag. That’s the banner of the most extraordinary, most exceptional, most incredible nation ever to exist on the face of the earth. And we’re doing better now than we’ve ever done before.

You know, people have done more good, showed more courage, made more progress right at more injustice, or achieved more greatness than you, the American people. For 250 years, the United States of America has been the hope, the promise, the light and the glory among all of the nations of the world. All over the world. They try and be like us. Nobody can be like us. And with God’s help, we will always be this or even better. We’re going to be better. Here on our National Mall. We’re celebrating freedom’s triumph over tyranny. Liberty’s conquest over oppression, and the enduring victory of the American spirit. From the July 4th, 1776 to July 4th, 2026. Big dates. That’s big dates to big ones. And tonight our country is stronger, freer, richer, safer and prouder than ever before.

But it all started with the miracle of history that lives forever in the heart of every single patriot in Philadelphia, our founding fathers summoned the courage of giants and the wisdom of centuries to boldly proclaim these timeless truths. They declared that all men are created equal. That they are endowed with sacred unalienable rights by the hand of our creator. And that among these are life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and signing their names to the roster of freedom. Those 56 patriots put everything at risk. Stepped onto the stage of destiny and seized a victory for the ages. And that’s what it was. And this is an evening for the ages. I believe this is something very special. This is bigger than if we didn’t have the lightning blaring. We had lightning blaring. But this is bigger, little more inconvenient. But it’s bigger, I think, in its own way it’s more beautiful.

From the beginning, we were a nation that live by the motto victory or death and live free or die. One out of every 100 Americans gave their lives in the fight for independence, to remind us of who these heroes were and what they gave us. We are honored to have here tonight in the heart of our nation’s capital, one of the very first American flags ever to exist, dating back to 1777, it bears the 13 stars and 13 stripes of the 13 states that declared independence on the 4th of July.

Here it is. This was the flag that flew victorious at Saratoga. And these are the real deals to. These are the real the real flags. These are flags that have seen a lot. These were the stars and stripes that flew triumphant when the British waved the white flag of surrender at Yorktown. That was a big surrender. Nobody thought that was possible. They were the greatest power of the world, and they surrendered. And that was the beginning.

Ever since, the entire world has been on notice that Americans will never let anyone take our freedom away. Won’t happen. And all these talks from the communists, they haven’t got a chance. Not even a chance. We don’t want communists in our country. Never worked. And it never will work. Americans must never forget that we are a historic and heroic people, with a heroic spirit and a heroic purpose on this beautiful earth of ours. We are made the courage and the fire and the flesh and the blood of the best and the bravest people this world has ever produced. We are the bravest and the best. Tonight we pledge allegiance to the flag they gave us. And we say. God bless the immortal patriots of 1776. And long live the cause of independence. May it reign forever and ever and ever.

We will always be on top. We will never let our country fall. We will always be the best. Our founders not only won our liberty, they secured it with the most righteous political document ever conceived. It’s called the Constitution of the United States. Very special. And it’s because of their genius that we remain the finest people on the planet. After 250 years, unlike so many others in the world, in this country we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal justice under the law, although I wasn’t treated that well. But we won’t get into that. And the right to keep and bear arms. And for the almost six years that I was president, I guarded very, very powerfully your Second Amendment. And they didn’t do a thing to it. And it was not easy. But we guard your Second Amendment. We guard it very, very strongly and cautiously across the generations, Americans have fought, bled and died not just to secure those, to expand them to citizens of every race, religion, color and creed. Because we are one people, we are one family. You showed that tonight with one flag. And as our Declaration of Independence tells us, we are all made in the image of one Almighty God.

No heroes remind us of this more than William Carney, who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War, which was a very big, big deal at the time when the battle he saw comrade s struck down enemy fire while carrying the Stars and Stripes, and Sergeant Carney dove to the ground to keep the flag from touching the mud. He didn’t want to have it touch the ground. He didn’t want to have it touch the mud. He wanted to be perfect. He raised it high above the field and was shot four times. They thought he was gone, but he kept moving forward. He loved our country. He loved our flag. Before he returned to camp and announced, boys, the old flag never touched the ground. And he became the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

He got the Congressional Medal of Honor, and he was the first African American. And he was some man. They’ve written stories about him. He was something special . With us tonight to celebrate this forward march of freedom is another Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Parris Davis, whose courage won eternal glory in Vietnam. He helped lead a surprise attack on 100 enemy combatants. They said he was finished. His whole group was finished, and despite multiple life -threatening wounds, save d the lives of his fellow soldiers. And this evening he stands to salute the only flag of its kind, the one that was draped over the casket of President Abraham Lincoln in Independence Hall. Thank you very much.

Great man. He looks better than I do. He looks great. And he’s brave. Because of heroes like these, our flag will always be a symbol of liberty and justice for all. Colonel Davis, thank you very much. Great man, great man. Thank you.

Americans expanded the blessings of freedom, and we have never stopped expanding our ambitions and our dreams. We had the American dream. We never had the American dream. However, like we have it right now, the American dream is back. Very strong, beautiful. You know, to get into our military now is tough. Two years ago, we couldn’t fill a job and now it’s overflowing. We have so many setting records and setting records, it’s actually hard to get in. That includes our great police forces and our firemen. They couldn’t hire anybody. Nobody wanted to do it. Now it’s hard to get those positions, but it’s really hard to get into our military because people respect and love our country again. Our rise to being the world’s strongest and most powerful nation was no accident of history. We rebuilt our military and my first term, we use it a little bit in our actually, I should say third term, but I won’t do that because I don’t want any controversy. But we use it and we’ve had tremendous success.

You look at Venezuela, you look at Iran. We wiped it out, wiped out their military. Americans, crossed the Great Plains, scaled the Rockies tables. We just tamed the wilderness and conquered the frontier and built the empire. It’s called the Empire of Liberty. We laid down the railroads, raised up the skyscrapers, those beautiful skyscrapers, and dug out the Panama Canal, considered the eighth wonder of the world, which everyone said was an impossible thing to do. And by the way, 38,000 Americans died to give us one of the greatest engineering feats of all time, Panama Canal. This was the unstoppable spirit that created the world’s most powerful industries and built the strongest military anyone had ever seen. And today it is stronger and more powerful than it ever was before.

American grit, boldness and daring forged heroes like Davy Crockett, Wyatt Earp, Annie Oakley, Teddy Roosevelt, and the legend of the Wild West, Buffalo Bill Cody. These were great, powerful people whose incredible grandchildren happened to be with us tonight. And they stand alongside one of the first American flags ever to fly over our expanding nation. It was carried west just as Lewis and Clark began their journey in 1803. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Great to have you. Great to have you to honor this audacious and indomitable soul of America.

We also have the first flag ever to fly over one of the greatest architectural feats of all time, I think, called the Brooklyn Bridge. One of the most beautiful bridges anywhere in the world. Built a long time ago. To its right, the banner that flew atop our flagship after America’s Navy sank the Spanish fleet to the bottom of the Manila Bay, one of the greatest naval victories in history. Much like our recent victory by sinking the entire Iranian Navy 159 chips to the bottom of the sea, all done in just a moment’s time, happened very quickly. We have the greatest military anywhere in the world, and next to it we also have the flag that was given to that immortal bull. Just a fantastic immortal Rough Rider, the one and only. And I was at the museum the other day at its opening. Theodore Roosevelt, when he returned triumphant from Cuba, printed with the words, welcome home, Colonel Roosevelt, who is the victor of San Juan Hill. He was a great gentleman. Americans won the West and built the modern world. Because America is a nation of winners. And today our country is winning again. And we’re winning like never before.

America is back and we want to keep America great. And we will do so by approving the Save America Act, which means all voters must show voter ID, all motor business. All voters must provide a little thing called proof of citizenship. And there will be no mail in ballots except for illness, disability, military deployment, or travel. And you won’t have cheating on the elections anymore. It’s very simple.

Together, we are also reasserting the truth that American strength and power is not something to be ashamed of. It is something that we are very, very proud of. This country has been the greatest force for peace and justice on earth in the last century. We defeated tyrants, demolished evil, and saved freedom again and again and again. Ken Schubring was 19 years old when he survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor after enemy planes sank ships like the USS Arizona, he resolved that he would help America strike back and win. He wanted them to strike back and win, flying B – 29s in the Pacific, ten fought from the first day to the very last. He was in the war right from the first day, and he went to the last day and all the way to the enemy’s unconditional surrender. We got an unconditional surrender. He was there at 104 years old and looking really good, captain, bring is here tonight, and he is saluting the flag that went down with the Arizona at Pearl Harbor, but was raised back up with the help of some unbelievable American patriots. It’s a symbol of American defiance. Please. Thank you. Captain. Thank you captain.

Great job. Thank you very much. You have very good genes. That’s his son. His son’s going to be around a long time. Thank you very much, captain.

When D-Day in World War two , Navy Lieutenant Arthur Rose commanded 36 landing craft as part of the largest naval armada in history. Recalling that site, he wrote home to his parents. What a country we are. At 107 years old, Lieutenant Rose is here to salute one of our nation’s most prized possessions. The flag that flew aboard the first landing craft on D -Day and led the first Americans onto the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe and defeat Nazi fascism forever.

Lieutenant Rose , you are an inspiration to this beautiful crowd and we thank you very much. Amazing man. 107 … he ’s 107.

On Iwo Jima in the Pacific, the Marines faced some of the most brutal combat in the history of warfare. They shed their blood for every inch of mountain that they reached. And when they reached the summit and raised the stars and stripes for all to see, it was so special to everybody there, everybody there and everybody watching. They couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t supposed to happen with us. Today is one of the last survivors of that battle. 101 -year -old Marine Corporal Don Graves, and he’s here to salute that famous flag. He saw a rise in the glory of Iwo Jima 81 years ago. And you’ve all seen that flag many times. So, ladies and gentlemen, these are the fighters and the banners of the Greatest Generation. They are the greatest generation. I hate to admit that, but they are. They saved the world and they made America very, very proud. We’re very proud of you, heroes all. And after we vanquished fascism, Americans stood against the evil of communism in the Cold War. And as they said last night at the beautiful Mount Rushmore, what a beautiful place where Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt loomed over my shoulder as I spoke.

America will never be a communist country. Won’t happen. Communism is a loser, and it always will be. The communist system is the opposite of the American system, and the communist system has never worked. Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world, only to have that menace rear its ugly head right back here in America. We’re not going to let it happen.

We like to stop a threat like that immediately and before it begins. It’s like a cancer. You got to cut it out. You got to cut it out fast.

Tonight, we proudly thank veterans of the war on communism, including Marine Corporal Pat Finn and Private First Class Rudy Meekins, who fought at the famed Battle of Chosin Reservoir in Korea. That was a rough one. Thank you. Pat fought in hand -to-hand combat with the enemy. He had five against him, and he was one. And as you can see, he’s around to talk about it. And Rudy was wounded four times but never stopped shooting. And he never stopped moving forward. And also with us is veteran Sonny Ray, who fought heroically against an enemy force ten times his unit size and earned a tremendously deserved Silver Star. Tonight, they salute one of the very first 50 -star flags to fly above the field of battle. This was about the beginning of the 50, and right next to it is one of the last flags from Checkpoint Charlie, very famous place on the Berlin Wall where American freedom finally brought communism crashing down to an end. Thank you so much. You are really very special. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

The Stars and Stripes cast the hammer and sickle into oblivion before, and we will do it again if necessary. I don’t think it’s going to be necessary. I think people have learned. They’ve learned what to do and how to handle it. And we’ll get a handle it very well. So, gentlemen, I want to thank you very much. You’re amazing people, amazing men.

Thank you. How about that ? What an honor it is to be with them. Think of it. 107. That’s up there. But hopefully he’s got 20 good years left.

Through the generations, Americans have never stopped striving to lift humanity to new heights. In 1903, the Wright brothers from Ohio fulfilled the age -old dream of mankind to fly.

That’s right. They’re from Ohio. Great state. And within 66 years of inventing the airplane, Americans planted our flag on the moon. Just three months ago, we sent American astronauts back to the far side of the moon. And this time, they flew further from Earth than anyone has ever flown before. And here they are. So tonight, we’re joined by that crew of NASA. Artemus, you know, you know the crew, everybody, Artemus, too, and everybody watched. Isn’t that amazing? And they became very famous. Everybody watched. I was watching I don’t know what it was. That one got the attention of everybody. And along with the last man to walk on the moon, Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt. Thank you. Jack. You look like you could be with them. Jack. You look very good. You look very good, Jack. Thank you very much. What a job. Everybody was watching. I was with a group of people that normally wouldn’t be watching. And we’re having a big dinner, and they all said we want to turn on. We want to watch Artemis II .

A lot of people said, what is that? By the end of the evening, they knew it was amazing. And along with Jared, where is Jared? He’s so great. He’s running NASA. What, what a job he’s done. So , I want to thank you all. Thank you very much. Great job. So these champions of flight stand this evening beside the flag flown on the Wright brothers airplane piloted by Orville Wright. And see [the ] exact flag. Very historic. And they are honored to be here. They told me today they were really, amazed to be here with that flag. That’s a very special flag. If you’re in the world of flying aircraft.

So , congratulations to everybody. Fantastic job. Very proud of you. And I have a special gift for these patriots. This morning on America’s 250th birthday, a new flag was flown above the United States Capitol. And tonight I present it to you to soon be planted by American astronauts on their upcoming return to the moon. And in addition to that, I gave them and all of the great heroes that you saw up on stage tonight, and a few others that couldn’t quite make the stage. I gave them a very special medal from the white House. So it’s an honor.

Thank you very much, everybody. Appreciate it.

So then I assume you’re going to be heading to Mars? We’re going to be going to Mars very soon. And I think that’s something that we do have in mind. And we’re going to do the moon and we’re going to go from there. We’re going to go to Mars, and we’re going to continue to be way ahead. You know, we did Space Force. That was something I was very proud of. And some people smiled. They thought it was foolish. And now they’re finding it’s one of the most important things that we’ve done.

We were losing to China and to Russia in space. And now we’re leading them by giant steps. And it’s a great thing. And it’s people like that that really like you that made it happen. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much, Jeff. So as we celebrate America’s unmatched achievements and unlimited potential, we never forget that none of this would have been possible without those who gave everything so that we could reach this 250th year of freedom.

We are honored to be joined by 11 Gold Star family members. The Gold Star family that is one of the great tributes. It’s one of the great. It’s one of the great honors, a tough honor. There’s nothing tougher than that. But these are amazing people. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Come on out. They went through a lot. Thank you very much.

That special person is looking up there and looking down at mom and dad, husband, wife. But they’re looking down with great pride. You know that. You know that. And we want to thank you for being here. Thank you very much. And we have medals for you backstage, I brought them I thought I’d be handing them out about two hours ago. Three hours ago. But we’re going to be backstage and we have beautiful medals for you, for your family from the white House. Thank you very much, everybody. We love you. On this special 4th of July. We give you our undying gratitude and promise to redeem the sacrifice of your heroes by preserving the America that they love. They loved our country. They sacrificed. They sacrificed it all. And these people have sacrificed at all. They’ve been through. Hell. We love you. Thank you very much. Thank you.

From 1776 to today, everywhere the American flag has flown. It has been a symbol of strength, righteousness and hope. Because that is who Americans are. In 1944, a mother and her daughter huddled in their house in Nazi occupied Belgium and prayed desperately for their country to be freed. They wanted freed om . As they waited, they found scraps of fabric and stitched together a homemade American flag. It’s beautiful, but homemade. On the day they were finally liberated. And that’s what the word is liberated. They gave it to an American soldier as a gift. Little did they know that that soldier’s great grandfather was none other than the author of our Star -Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key. And tonight, the next generation of the key family is with us. Thank you very much. Please.

Major Kyle Key has spent 23 years in the US Army. Highly respected. And this evening, he proudly salutes the old flag that was made by the Belgian woman so beautifully. And who knew that America means hope and freedom? Congratulations. And thank you for being here very much.

In conclusion, from a declaration in Philadelphia to victory at Yorktown. From the bustling factories of the heartland to the towering snowcapped summits of Alaska, from the endless frontier of the open wild west to the magnificent sand dunes at Kitty Hawk. From the glimmering skyline of Manhattan to the far side of the moon. Just so that, and from the now safe and beautiful capital of Washington. Think of it. Washington, D.C., our capital, our capital is now safe and gleaming and beautiful again. It’s safe again. Went from a very unsafe place two years ago to one of the safest cities in the country, and one of the most beautiful, to the gleaming waters of the Gulf of America. There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome. There is no place we cannot go. There is no goal we cannot reach. And there is nothing that Americans cannot do. And we’re proving that right now.

Our stock market is the strongest it’s ever been. We have $19.2 trillion being invested in our country, which is six times more than ever happened before. We’re building more factories in the United States than ever before. Everyone’s for one case or at the highest number they’ve ever been. And more people are working today in the United States than any time in the history of our country. But in this country, we can achieve the wildest and most impossible dreams. And no dream in history is bigger or more incredible than the one that started on July 4th, 1776.

The war for independence was launched by minutemen, farmers, blacksmiths, tradesmen who took up their muskets against the mightiest army on earth, the most powerful army, and unbeatable army. Until they met us. No one made them do it. They fought because they knew that a free people must have a free country.

Over 250 years, the mighty nations and terrible tyrants , they came and they went. After us they came and they went. But after two and a half centuries, this American republic still stands tall and strong. And we love each other.

That show tonight, you heard it was over. And what happened? You came back. And this American flag still waves. Proud and free and beautiful. We have thrived and flourished because our founders were great. Our cause was just. Our people are brave. Our culture is exceptional. And our destiny is written by God. And as we can see here tonight, after 250 years, the spirit of 1776 still lives within us all. It still roars in the hearts of our nation’s capital. It still burns in the heart of every patriot, thunders through every city and town. And it still lights the entire world with the glow of American liberty. And there is nothing like that. At 250 years old. We may be the oldest constitutional republic on earth, but our country is just getting started because the best is yet to come. This is only the dawn of the golden Age of America.

On this 250th 4th of July, we declare, just as they did two and a half centuries ago, that for our country and for our children and for the cause of liberty, we are going to take our country to new levels, to levels not reached. We’re going to make it bigger, better, stronger, and we’re going to love it even more. And I just want to thank you. And the inconvenience of lightning can do that. But lightning will never stop you. And I want to thank everybody and we love you all. And it’s an honor to be your president. Thank you. God bless you all. God bless you all.

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特朗普总统在“致敬美国250周年”活动上的完整演讲

• 唐纳德·特朗普总统
• 2026年7月4日

今晚我们齐聚一堂，共同庆祝有史以来最令人欢欣鼓舞、无比辉煌的里程碑之一——250周年纪念日。你们知道这是什么吗？250周年，250周年纪念日。我必须说，我后台一位非常聪明的同事说：“先生，别担心，我们可以做到。也许下周可以。”我说：“下周不行。今天是重要的日子。我们要7月4日。我们不是在找7月，而是找别的日子。因为今天是《独立宣言》发表250周年纪念日。意义非凡。两个半世纪以来，我们的美利坚共和国一直是人类历史上最伟大的成就。这个国家是自由的家园。这是自由的土地。这是一面旗帜。这是地球上曾经存在过的最非凡、最卓越、最不可思议的国家的旗帜。而我们现在比以往任何时候都做得更好。”

你们知道吗？有些人做了更多好事，展现了更多勇气，在更大的不公中取得了更大的进步，或者取得了比你们——美国人民——更大的成就。250年来，美利坚合众国一直是世界各国的希望、承诺、光明和荣耀。全世界都想效仿我们。但没有人能像我们一样。在上帝的帮助下，我们将永远如此，甚至更好。我们将变得更好。就在我们国家广场上。我们庆祝自由战胜暴政，自由战胜压迫，以及美国精神的永恒胜利。从1776年7月4日到2026年7月4日，都是意义非凡的日子。这是一个意义非凡的日子。今晚，我们的国家比以往任何时候都更加强大、自由、富裕、安全和自豪。

这一切都始于费城每一位爱国者心中永存的历史奇迹。我们的开国元勋们以巨人般的勇气和几个世纪的智慧，勇敢地宣告了这些永恒的真理。他们宣称，人人生而平等，造物主赋予他们神圣不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利，并将自己的名字刻在自由的名册上。这56位爱国者将一切置于危险之中，踏上了命运的舞台，赢得了一场足以载入史册的胜利。这就是历史的真相。今晚注定是一个载入史册的夜晚。我相信这意义非凡。如果没有闪电，这比没有闪电的夜晚更加盛大。虽然闪电划破夜空，但这更加意义非凡，尽管这多少有些不便。但我认为，它更伟大，也更美。

从建国之初，我们就是一个奉行“不胜即死，不自由即牺牲”格言的国家。每100个美国人中就有一位在争取独立的斗争中献出了生命，这时刻提醒着我们这些英雄是谁，他们为我们做出了怎样的贡献。今晚，我们荣幸地在首都中心地带，展示着美国历史上最早的国旗之一，它可追溯到1777年，上面有13颗星和13条条纹，代表着7月4日宣布独立的13个州。

就是它。这就是萨拉托加战役中胜利飘扬的旗帜。这些都是真品。这些才是真正的旗帜。这些旗帜见证过无数历史。当英国人在约克镇举起白旗投降时，这些星条旗曾高高飘扬。那是一次意义重大的投降。没有人想到会发生这样的事。他们是当时世界上最强大的国家，却投降了。而这，就是一切的开始。

从那时起，全世界都已明白，美国人绝不会让任何人夺走我们的自由。绝不可能。那些共产主义者的那些言论，他们毫无机会。一点机会都没有。我们不需要共产主义者进入我们的国家。过去行不通，将来也行不通。美国人永远不能忘记，我们是一个拥有悠久历史和英雄气概的民族，在这片美丽的土地上，我们拥有英雄般的精神和使命。我们是由世界上最优秀、最勇敢的人民的勇气、激情、血肉和血液铸就的。我们是最勇敢、最优秀的。今晚，我们向他们赐予我们的国旗宣誓效忠。我们说：愿上帝保佑1776年不朽的爱国者。愿独立事业永存。愿它永远长存。

我们将永远屹立不倒。我们绝不会让国家衰落。我们将永远是最棒的。我们的先贤不仅赢得了我们的自由，他们还用有史以来最正义的政治文件——《美国宪法》——捍卫了它。它无比珍贵。正是因为他们的卓越智慧，我们才能成为地球上最优秀的人民。250年后，与世界上许多其他国家不同，在这个国家，我们拥有言论自由、宗教自由和法律面前人人平等的权利，尽管我个人并没有得到应有的待遇。但我们暂且不谈这个。还有持有和携带武器的权利。在我担任总统的近六年时间里，我竭尽全力捍卫了你们的第二修正案。他们没有对它做任何改动。这并非易事。但我们捍卫了你们的第二修正案。我们世世代代都以极其坚定和谨慎的态度捍卫它。美国人为了捍卫这些权利，为了将它们扩展到所有种族、宗教、肤色和信仰的公民，而奋斗、流血甚至牺牲。因为我们同属一个民族，我们同属一个家庭。今晚，你们用一面旗帜证明了这一点。正如我们的《独立宣言》所说，我们都是按照同一位全能上帝的形象创造的。

没有哪个英雄比威廉·卡尼更能体现这一点。他逃离奴隶制，成为一名南北战争中的联邦士兵。在那个年代，这可是件大事。在一次战斗中，他亲眼目睹战友们扛着星条旗击退敌人的炮火，而卡尼中士则奋不顾身地扑倒在地，不让旗帜沾染泥泞。他不想让旗帜触地，不想让它沾染泥泞。他想做到完美。他高高举起旗帜，身中四枪。人们以为他已经牺牲了，但他依然奋力向前。他热爱我们的国家，他热爱我们的国旗。回到营地后，他高声宣布：“伙计们，这面古老的旗帜从未触地。” 他也因此成为第一位获得国会荣誉勋章的非裔美国人。

他荣获国会荣誉勋章，他是第一位获此殊荣的非裔美国人。他是一位了不起的人物。人们为他撰写了许多故事。他非同凡响。今晚与我们一同庆祝自由前进的，还有另一位荣誉勋章获得者——帕里斯·戴维斯上校。他在越南战场上的英勇事迹为他赢得了永恒的荣耀。他曾协助指挥对100名敌军的突袭。当时人们都说他完了，他的整个小队都完了。然而，尽管身负重伤，他仍然竭尽全力拯救了战友的生命。今晚，他将向一面独一无二的旗帜致敬，这面旗帜曾覆盖在独立厅亚伯拉罕·林肯总统的灵柩上。非常感谢。

伟大的人。他看起来比我精神多了。他看起来棒极了。而且他很勇敢。正因为有了像他这样的英雄，我们的国旗才会永远象征着所有人的自由和正义。戴维斯上校，非常感谢您。伟大的人，伟大的人。谢谢。

美国人扩大了自由的福祉，我们从未停止过拓展我们的抱负和梦想。我们曾经拥有美国梦。我们从未真正拥有过美国梦。然而，就像我们现在所拥有的，美国梦回来了。它非常强大，非常美好。你知道，现在想加入我们的军队很难。两年前，我们一个职位都招不满，而现在却人满为患。我们有太多人不断刷新纪录，以至于现在想加入军队都难上加难。这其中也包括我们优秀的警察部队和消防队。以前他们招不到人。没人愿意加入。现在想加入这些队伍很难，但要加入我们的军队真的很难，因为人们再次尊重和热爱我们的国家。我们崛起成为世界上最强大、最有影响力的国家绝非历史的偶然。我们重建了我们的军队，在我的第一个任期内，我们确实在第三任期内稍微运用了它，但我不会这么说，因为我不想引起任何争议。但我们一直在运用它，而且取得了巨大的成功。

看看委内瑞拉，看看伊朗。我们摧毁了它们，摧毁了它们的军队。美国人横跨大平原，翻越落基山脉。我们征服了荒野，征服了边疆，建立了帝国。它被称为自由帝国。我们铺设了铁路，建造了摩天大楼，那些美丽的摩天大楼，开凿了巴拿马运河，它被誉为世界第八大奇迹，而当时所有人都认为这是不可能完成的任务。顺便一提，为了建造巴拿马运河这一史上最伟大的工程奇迹之一，38000名美国人献出了生命。正是这种势不可挡的精神，创造了世界上最强大的工业，并建立了有史以来最强大的军队。而今天，它比以往任何时候都更加强大。

美国人的坚韧、胆识和无畏精神造就了像戴维·克罗克特、怀亚特·厄普、安妮·奥克利、西奥多·罗斯福以及西部传奇人物“野牛比尔”科迪这样的英雄。这些伟大而强大的人物，他们杰出的后代今晚恰好与我们在一起。他们站在一面最早飘扬在我们不断扩张的国土上的美国国旗旁。这面国旗在1803年刘易斯和克拉克开始西行探险时被带到了西部。非常感谢。谢谢。非常感谢。很高兴你们能来。很高兴你们能来缅怀这位勇敢无畏、不屈不挠的美国灵魂。

我们还有一面旗帜，它曾飘扬在有史以来最伟大的建筑奇迹之一——布鲁克林大桥上。我认为，它是世界上最美丽的桥梁之一，建成已久。在大桥的右侧，悬挂着一面旗帜，它曾在美国海军击沉西班牙舰队后，飘扬在我们旗舰的顶端。这是历史上最伟大的海战胜利之一。就像我们最近击沉整个伊朗海军一样，159艘战舰瞬间沉入海底，一切都发生得如此迅速。我们拥有世界上最强大的军队，旁边还有一面旗帜，它曾被授予那位不朽的“莽骑兵”。他是一位杰出的不朽骑兵，独一无二。前几天我去博物馆参加了开幕式。西奥多·罗斯福从古巴凯旋归来时，旗帜上印着“欢迎回家，罗斯福上校，圣胡安山战役的胜利者”。他是一位伟大的绅士。美国人征服了西部，缔造了现代世界。因为美国是一个胜利之国。今天，我们的国家再次取得胜利。而且，我们正以前所未有的方式取得胜利。

美国回来了，我们要让美国继续伟大。我们将通过批准《拯救美国法案》来实现这一目标。这意味着所有选民在办理任何机动车业务时都必须出示选民身份证。所有选民都必须提供公民身份证明。除疾病、残疾、服兵役或旅行等特殊情况外，将不再接受邮寄选票。选举舞弊也将不复存在。就这么简单。

我们共同重申，美国的实力和力量并非羞耻之事，而是我们无比自豪的。上个世纪，美国一直是地球上维护和平与正义的最伟大力量。我们一次又一次地击败暴君，摧毁邪恶，捍卫自由。肯·舒布林19岁时，日本偷袭珍珠港，敌机击沉了包括“亚利桑那”号在内的多艘军舰。他从此立志帮助美国反击并取得胜利。他驾驶B-29轰炸机在太平洋战场上奋战，从战争爆发的第一天一直战斗到最后一天。他从战争的第一天就投身其中，一直战斗到最后一天，直到敌人无条件投降。我们最终赢得了无条件投降。他当时104岁高龄，精神矍铄，船长，今晚请他来到这里，向那面在珍珠港事件中随亚利桑那号沉没、但在一些令人难以置信的美国爱国者的帮助下重新升起的旗帜敬礼。它是美国不屈不挠精神的象征。谢谢。谢谢。船长。谢谢您，船长。

干得好。非常感谢。你基因真好。那是他儿子。他儿子以后肯定能活很久。非常感谢，队长。

二战诺曼底登陆日，海军中尉亚瑟·罗斯指挥着36艘登陆艇，这是历史上规模最大的海军舰队的一部分。回忆起当时的情景，他给父母写信说：“我们是一个多么伟大的国家啊！”如今，107岁高龄的罗斯中尉来到这里，向我们国家最珍贵的宝物之一致敬——这面旗帜曾在诺曼底登陆日当天飘扬在第一艘登陆艇上，引领着第一批美国人登上诺曼底海滩，解放欧洲，永远地击败了纳粹法西斯主义。

罗斯中尉，您激励了在场的每一个人，我们非常感谢您。您真是个了不起的人。107岁……他107岁了。

在太平洋的硫磺岛上，海军陆战队员们经历了战争史上最残酷的战斗。他们为了征服的每一寸山峰都洒下了鲜血。当他们登上顶峰，升起星条旗，向世人展示时，对于在场的所有人、所有观看的人，以及所有注视着这一切的人来说，都是无比特殊的时刻。他们简直不敢相信。这本不该发生在我们身上。今天，我们迎来了那场战役的最后幸存者之一——101岁的海军陆战队下士唐·格雷夫斯，他来到这里向这面著名的旗帜致敬。81年前，他亲眼见证了硫磺岛的荣耀升起。你们也都无数次见过这面旗帜。女士们、先生们，这些战士和旗帜代表着“最伟大的一代”。他们是最伟大的一代。我不得不承认这一点，但他们的确是最伟大的一代。他们拯救了世界，他们让美国无比自豪。我们为你们感到骄傲，你们都是英雄。在战胜法西斯主义之后，美国人民又在冷战中与共产主义的邪恶势力作斗争。正如他们昨晚在美丽的拉什莫尔山所说，那是一个多么美丽的地方啊，当我讲话时，华盛顿、杰斐逊、林肯和西奥多·罗斯福的雕像仿佛就耸立在我的身后。

美国永远不会成为共产主义国家。绝不可能。共产主义注定失败，永远都是。共产主义制度与美国制度截然相反，而且共产主义制度从来行不通。我们的战士在世界各地的战场上与共产主义作战，绝不是为了看到这种威胁在美国本土死灰复燃。我们绝不会让这种事发生。

我们希望立即阻止这类威胁，防患于未然。它就像癌症一样，必须切除，而且要迅速切除。

今晚，我们荣幸地向反共战争老兵致敬，其中包括参加过朝鲜长津湖战役的海军陆战队下士帕特·芬恩和一等兵鲁迪·米金斯。那是一场惨烈的战役。谢谢你们。帕特与敌人展开了肉搏战。他以一敌五。正如你们所见，他现在还活着，可以讲述那段经历。鲁迪身负四次重伤，但他从未停止射击，也从未停止前进。还有老兵桑尼·雷，他英勇地对抗人数是他所在部队十倍的敌军，并荣获当之无愧的银星勋章。今晚，他们向最早飘扬在战场上空的50星美国国旗之一致敬。这面旗帜大约是50星美国国旗飘扬之初的一面，旁边是最后飘扬在查理检查站的旗帜之一。查理检查站是柏林墙上一个著名的地点，美国最终在这里推倒了共产主义政权，宣告了自由的到来。非常感谢你们。你们真的非常特别。谢谢。

非常感谢。

《星条旗报》以前就曾将镰刀锤子旗彻底抹去，如有必要，我们还会再次这样做。但我认为没有必要。我认为人们已经吸取了教训。他们已经知道该怎么做，该如何应对。我们会处理得很好。所以，先生们，我非常感谢你们。你们真是了不起的人，了不起的男士。

谢谢。真是太棒了！能和他们在一起真是我的荣幸。想想看，107岁，这可是个很高的成就。但愿他还能再活20年。

几代以来，美国人从未停止过将人类推向新高度的努力。1903年，来自俄亥俄州的莱特兄弟实现了人类由来已久的飞行梦想。

没错。他们来自俄亥俄州。很棒的州。在发明飞机后的66年里，美国人就把国旗插在了月球上。就在三个月前，我们再次将美国宇航员送上月球背面。这一次，他们飞得比以往任何人都更远。他们就在这里。所以今晚，我们邀请到了NASA的宇航员们。阿特​​姆斯，你知道，你认识他们，所有人都认识，阿特姆斯也认识，每个人都在观看。这太神奇了，不是吗？他们因此名声大噪。每个人都在看。我也在看，我不知道当时发生了什么。那次飞行吸引了所有人的目光。还有最后一位登上月球的人，阿波罗17号宇航员杰克·施密特。谢谢你，杰克。你看上去和他们很像。杰克。你看起来气色很好。你看起来气色很好，杰克。非常感谢。多么了不起的工作。每个人都在看。我当时和一群平时不会看的人在一起。我们正在享用一顿丰盛的晚餐，他们都说想打开电视。我们想看《阿尔忒弥斯2》。

很多人都问，那是什么？到了晚上，他们才知道那有多神奇。还有贾里德，贾里德在哪儿？他太棒了！他现在执掌着美国国家航空航天局（NASA）。他做得太棒了！所以，我要感谢大家。非常感谢。干得漂亮！今晚，这些飞行界的冠军们就站在奥维尔·莱特驾驶的莱特兄弟飞机上飘扬的那面旗帜旁。看看这面旗帜吧。它意义非凡。他们很荣幸能来到这里。他们今天告诉我，能和这面旗帜在一起，他们真的非常激动。这是一面非常特别的旗帜。如果你身处飞行领域，你就会明白它的意义。

所以，祝贺大家！你们做得太棒了！我为你们感到无比自豪。我还要为这些爱国者们准备一份特别的礼物。今天上午，在美国建国250周年之际，一面新的国旗在美国国会大厦上空升起。今晚，我将这面国旗赠予你们，它将很快由美国宇航员在他们重返月球的途中插上。此外，我还向他们，以及今晚在台上你们看到的所有伟大英雄，还有一些未能到场的其他英雄，颁发了一枚来自白宫的特别奖章。这是一种莫大的荣幸。

非常感谢大家。感激不尽。

所以，我猜你们打算去火星？我们很快就要去火星了。我想这是我们一直在考虑的事情。我们会先登陆月球，然后以此为起点。我们会去火星，而且我们会继续保持领先地位。你知道，我们组建了太空部队。我为此感到非常自豪。当时有些人嘲笑我们，觉得这很愚蠢。但现在他们发现，这是我们做过的最重要的事情之一。

我们在太空领域曾经落后于中国和俄罗斯。而现在，我们正以巨大的步伐领先于他们。这是一件了不起的事情。正是像你们这样的人，才成就了这一切。非常感谢大家。非常感谢杰夫。在我们庆祝美国无与伦比的成就和无限潜力之际，我们永远不会忘记，如果没有那些为我们赢得自由250周年而奉献一切的人们，这一切都不可能实现。

我们很荣幸能与11位金星家庭成员一起参加。金星家庭是对我们莫大的致敬，是莫大的荣誉，也是一份沉甸甸的荣誉。没有什么比这更难的了。但他们都是了不起的人。非常感谢。非常感谢。请大家一起来。他们经历了太多。非常感谢。

那位特别的人正在天上看着，也看着我们的父母、丈夫和妻子。他们带着无比的骄傲俯视着我们。你们知道的，你们知道的。我们想感谢你们的到来。非常感谢。我们在后台准备了奖章，我本来打算两三个小时前就颁发的。但我们现在会在后台，我们准备了来自白宫的精美奖章，送给你们，送给你们的家人。非常感谢大家。我们爱你们。在这个特殊的7月4日，我们向你们致以永恒的感激，并承诺将通过捍卫你们英雄所热爱的美国来回报他们的牺牲。他们热爱我们的国家。他们做出了牺牲。他们牺牲了一切。这些人付出了一切。他们经历了地狱般的磨难。我们爱你们。非常感谢。谢谢。

从1776年至今，美国国旗飘扬在世界各地。它象征着力量、正义和希望。因为这就是美国人的精神。1944年，在纳粹占领下的比利时，一位母亲和她的女儿蜷缩在自己的家中，拼命祈祷祖国能够获得解放。她们渴望摆脱奴役。在等待的过程中，她们找到一些碎布，缝制了一面自制的美国国旗。它很漂亮，但却是手工制作的。在她们最终获得解放的那一天——这就是“解放”一词的含义——她们将这面国旗送给了一位美国士兵。她们当时并不知道，这位士兵的曾祖父正是我们《星条旗永不落》的作者弗朗西斯·斯科特·基。今晚，基家族的下一代也来到了我们身边。非常感谢。请继续。

凯尔·基少校在美国陆军服役23年，备受尊敬。今晚，他自豪地向那位比利时妇女精心制作的古老国旗敬礼。谁又能想到，美国意味着希望和自由？祝贺他！非常感谢各位的到来。

总之，从费城的宣言到约克镇的胜利；从美国中西部熙熙攘攘的工厂到阿拉斯加白雪皑皑的巍峨山峰；从广袤无垠的西部边疆到基蒂霍克壮丽的沙丘；从曼哈顿闪耀的天际线到月球背面。这一切都源于如今安全美丽的首都华盛顿。想想看，华盛顿特区，我们的首都，如今又安全、闪耀、美丽了。它又安全了。两年前，这里还是个非常不安全的地方，如今却已成为全国最安全、最美丽的城市之一，毗邻波光粼粼的美洲湾。没有美国人克服不了的挑战。没有我们去不了的地方。没有我们达不到的目标。没有什么美国人做不到的。而我们现在正在证明这一点。

我们的股市正处于历史最强劲的时期。目前，我国的投资额高达19.2万亿美元，是以往任何时期的六倍。我们在美国兴建的工厂数量也达到了历史最高水平。每个工厂的产能都达到了历史最高水平。如今，美国的就业人数也超过了历史上任何时期。在这个国家，我们可以实现最狂野、最不可能的梦想。而历史上没有任何一个梦想比1776年7月4日开启的那个梦想更加伟大、更加不可思议。

独立战争是由民兵、农民、铁匠、商贩发起的，他们拿起火枪，对抗当时世界上最强大的军队，一支所向披靡的军队。直到他们遇到了我们。没有人强迫他们这样做。他们战斗，因为他们知道，自由的人民必须拥有自由的国家。

两百五十多年来，那些强大的国家和残暴的暴君来来去去。在我们之后，他们也来了又走。但两个半世纪过去了，美利坚共和国依然屹立不倒，屹立不倒。我们彼此相爱。

今晚的演出，你们听说已经结束了。结果呢？你们又回来了。这面美国国旗依然飘扬，骄傲、自由、美丽。我们之所以能够繁荣昌盛，是因为我们的建国先贤伟大，我们的事业正义，我们的人民勇敢无畏，我们的文化卓尔不群，我们的命运由上帝书写。正如我们今晚所见，250年后，1776年的精神依然在我们每个人心中鲜活。它依然在我们首都的心中回响，依然在每一位爱国者的心中燃烧，依然在每一座城市和乡镇中回荡，依然用美国自由的光辉照亮整个世界。没有什么能与之媲美。建国250年，我们或许是地球上最古老的宪政共和国，但我们的国家才刚刚起步，因为最好的还在后头。这仅仅是美国黄金时代的黎明。

值此美国独立250周年之际，我们郑重宣布，正如两个半世纪前他们所做的那样，为了我们的国家，为了我们的子孙后代，为了自由事业，我们将把我们的国家带向新的高度，达到前所未有的高度。我们将让它更加强大、更加美好、更加繁荣，我们将更加热爱它。在此，我只想对你们表示衷心的感谢。雷电带来的不便确实会发生。但雷电永远无法阻止你们。我要感谢大家，我们爱你们所有人。能成为你们的总统是我的荣幸。谢谢大家。愿上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑你们。