Trump Mount Rushmore speech labels communism ‘mortal threat’ ahead of midterms

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President Donald Trump delivered a speech at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2026, to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday. The president labeled communism a "mortal threat" worse than "World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or even 9/11."

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