Trump praises armed forces, avoids politics in military-style Fourth of July display

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In a preamble ahead of the branch's helicopter flyover, Trump claimed the Army "took over airports" during the American Revolution.

"Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry, under the rocket’s red glare, had nothing but victory," Trump said. "When dawn came, the star-spangled banner waved defiant."

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By Eli Rosenberg and Alex Horton
July 2 at 1:13 PM
President Trump said Monday that he wanted to address the crisis of people on the streets, telling Fox News in an interview that his administration “may intercede” to clean up cities such as Washington, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The president made the remarks in an interview he taped in Japan with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, after Carlson asked him about cities in Japan, which Carlson said are clean and free from graffiti and “junkies.” U.S. cities, by comparison, have a problem with “filth,” Carlson noted.

“It’s a phenomena that started two years ago,” Trump said, drawing a connection with the early days of his time in the White House. “It’s disgraceful.”

By MICHAEL CALDERONE 07/02/2019 04:50 PM EDT Updated 07/02/2019 06:41 PM EDT

President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Fourth of July celebration at the National Mall won’t completely take over the cable airwaves.

MSNBC, for one, doesn’t plan to carry his “Salute to America” live, though the network will assess in real time whether to air clips of the event, a spokesperson told POLITICO.

Fox News is planning to cover “Salute to America” during a two-hour edition of “Special Report,” which airs from 6 to 8 p.m. And C-SPAN is planning to carry the event live, beginning at 6:15 p.m.

CNN representatives did not respond to requests for comment. The network is slated to air “The Situation Room” at 6 p.m. and a special report on the rise of white nationalism at 7 p.m., according to TV listings.