Trump at Mount Rushmore: 'Communist menace' is enemy of July 4th
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Donald Trump kicked off America’s 250th birthday weekend with a sharp partisan speech at Mount Rushmore. The US president spoke for 30 minutes on Friday night, claiming a resurgent “communist menace” posed a severe threat to the country. He called its supporters “the enemy of July 4th 1776.” The event was the latest stop on his tour celebrating the anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence from Britain.