Trump shared photos on Truth Social Sunday showing the iconic pool stretching toward the Washington Monument under blue skies, the water so clean that the monument’s reflection is sharp and vivid. The images show a dramatic turnaround from the murky, algae-choked water that plagued previous administrations.

“Advanced nanobubbler technology” killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening since 1922, according to Interior Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Greg Wischer.

“The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear, and our National Park Service team is now vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the Reflecting Pool — just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the bottom of the Persian Gulf.”

Wischer didn’t hold back in his memo to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Trump, crediting the nanobubbler tech with succeeding where past administrations failed.

The Trump administration took a direct shot at former President Barack Obama’s handling of the pool.

“Previous administrations — most notably under Obama — failed to maintain the Reflecting Pool, and after refilling the pool, the water would quickly become murky and thick with massive clumps of algae floating on the surface,” Wischer wrote.

The memo went further, mocking the media stakeout that had been waiting for the pool to fail: “As our National Park Service team noted, the Reflecting Pool is now so ‘blue’ that the Fake News Media, which has been staked out at the Reflecting Pool for weeks, has fled!”

The restored pool features an American Flag Blue coating on the bottom that’s now visible through the crystal-clear water. National Park Service crews are vacuuming up the dead algae in the final maintenance step, with the section closest to the Lincoln Memorial already complete.

But the victory tour came with a call for justice.

Trump also shared a “Wanted” poster on Truth Social calling for the arrest of vandals who damaged the pool.

“The U.S. Park Police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual in the notice below in connection with a Destruction of Government Property investigation related to the Reflecting Pool,” Trump wrote.

The 6.75 million-gallon pool has been targeted by Trump critics and leftist activists in recent weeks, with vandals cutting multiple gashes totaling 350 feet in the pool’s liner.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the vandalism is repairable and may not require a full draining of the pool.

“The Reflecting Pool has been a big success. And we’ve got 340 million people in this country that are celebrating 250. We did have a few vandals, but all that’s going to be repairable, and that’ll all be fixed in the coming weeks as we go forward.”

Burgum explained that the cutting happened on the edge of the pool, which slopes from the sides, so crews may be able to partially drain it and complete repairs quickly.

“We weren’t expecting that we were going to have a small group of people that wanted to try to destroy effectively what is part of the Lincoln Memorial,” Burgum told ABC.

He pointed out that while cameras cover the Lincoln statue and memorial, the Reflecting Pool had gone decades without vandalism — until Trump critics targeted it during the lead-up to America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

The crystal-clear pool now stands as a centerpiece for the Fourth of July festivities and America’s semiquincentennial celebration, with Trump crediting his administration’s technological approach and the National Park Service cleanup crews for the dramatic turnaround.

The comedian’s new book “How to Become a Christian in 7 Days” isn’t the quick-start guide the title suggests. It’s his raw testimony about surrendering to God after a celebrity lifestyle left him suicidal and empty.

Brand holds nothing back. He openly discusses his former life of sexual immorality, ego worship, and the idolization of fame. The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star doesn’t just confess his sins — he dissects how they destroyed him.

“If you are going to read anything, throw this book out the window and read the Bible.”

Despite the brutal honesty, Brand’s sense of humor shines through on nearly every page. Even when writing about his darkest moments, he delivers witty commentary that makes the spiritual memoir feel like a personal conversation rather than a sermon.

The now-51-year-old comedian explores how pride — amplified by constant validation and attention — became his greatest enemy. All the money and fame he received daily never gave him the fulfillment he was searching for.

True fulfillment only began when he turned his life toward God.

Even at the height of his success — when everything looked perfect from the outside — Brand struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts. He felt empty for much of his life, always searching for something deeper than what his celebrity lifestyle could offer.

The father of three shares how his son’s heart condition forced him to confront questions about suffering. That became a major catalyst in sparking his faith journey. He also writes about his dog Bear and how both experiences softened his heart and drew him closer to God.

The book’s tongue-in-cheek title might suggest becoming a Christian is a quick process anyone can master in a single week. But Brand makes clear that religious conversion — especially his own — is a years-long process of overcoming sin and choosing surrender every single day.

The seven steps he lays out are important aspects of becoming a Christian, but they’re not something most people can master in 168 hours.

Brand spent years worshipping himself, only to discover that everything he was looking for had been pointing him toward Christ the entire time. His passion for sharing the glory of God with others comes through on every page.

It’s rare to see someone publicly admit that everything they built their identity around ultimately led them to pain and unhappiness. Brand’s openness throughout this book is exactly what the culture needs.

“There is no American freedom without American culture, and there is no American founding without the American people,” Trump said.

The speech marked a clear break from the progressive “creedal nation” theory pushed by former President Barack Obama and other left-wing politicians who claim America’s freedom culture can be replicated by any diverse migrant population that simply agrees to a few civic principles.

“There is no American freedom without American culture, and there is no American founding without the American people.”

Obama has repeatedly argued that migrants can be absorbed into American society if they accept the themes of the Declaration. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an ethnic Indian Muslim, goes even further — arguing the creed is so broad that migrants can rewrite it entirely.

Trump rejected that vision entirely.

Standing before the granite faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, Trump argued the Declaration’s principles could only emerge from the European settlers who built America from scratch.

“The identity of a nation is the destiny of a nation,” Trump said, “and America has a destiny like no other, because we are a people like no other.”

He continued: “Here, the old world sent its bravest, boldest, and most resilient, its fiercest, most faithful, and freedom-loving. These men and women brought values, traditions, and customs transmitted over the centuries in Britain, and stretching back even further to Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome.”

The United States became the greatest civilization in human history, Trump said, because European settlers “forged a uniquely American character, a new breed of citizen.”

“We can never forget that American liberty has not endured for 250 years merely because of words on paper; Liberty has prevailed here because of the culture and character of the people who declared it, defended it, and preserved it.”

Constitutions and creeds cannot survive without the right people to uphold them, Trump warned.

“Many nations have paper constitutions and legal systems, but the citizens live in fear and squalor,” he said. “A constitution is only as strong as the people and the culture responsible for upholding it.”

The argument explains Trump’s push to reduce economic immigration and block migrants hostile to American culture.

Obama, however, has spent years defending the opposite vision — claiming progressives can create a freedom society from diverse immigrant cultures fundamentally different from the European traditions Trump celebrated.

In a 2025 speech, Obama framed mass migration as an “experiment” — and admitted it might be failing.

“There’s never been an experiment like this, where you have people from every corner of the globe show up in one place,” Obama said.

He also conceded that his diversity project has made governing harder: “Bipartisanship worked pretty well in Washington when everybody looked the same. And it was harder to do when people started seeing that, ‘Hey, those folks are now here, too.'”

“Changes in demographics” are a problem, Obama admitted, along with economic and technological trends.

“The country right now is going through sort of a political crisis of the sort that we haven’t seen before,” he said.

Mamdani pushes the creedal theory even further. In a recent speech marking the 250th anniversary, he told an audience of legalized immigrants and illegal migrants: “You each hold a special power, the power to determine what America means.”

But Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech made clear: American freedom isn’t up for reinterpretation by global migrants with no connection to the culture that created it.

Patriots know the truth — a nation’s identity determines its destiny. And Obama’s mass-migration experiment is running out of time.

Anyone trying to redefine an American as an idea is explicitly saying that you, your fathers, and your children are not people. It’s dehumanizing by default.

— Andrew Torba (@BasedTorba) July 3, 2026

.@POTUS at Mount Rushmore:

On this anniversary, we must remember that American liberty has not endured for 250 years merely because of words on paper; liberty has prevailed here because of the culture and character of the people who declared it, defended it, and preserved it.… pic.twitter.com/aAQWSTynwh

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 4, 2026

The crowd erupted into thunderous cheers when Trump laid out the bill’s voter integrity provisions.

“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,” Trump told the massive audience.

“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.”

The SAVE America Act has passed the House three times but faces Senate Democrat obstruction.

Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) told Breitbart News this week that House Republicans are “constantly consistently held hostage to the inaction of the Senate.”

Moore said the SAVE Act is now being attached to the National Defense Authorization Act through the rules process. Once the NDAA is engrossed in the House, the voter ID language will be merged into the base text.

If Senate Democrats strip the language out, House and Senate leaders would go to conference to fight for reinserting it — forcing senators to take the action of publicly removing election integrity measures from a must-pass defense bill.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), running for governor in his state, said in June that the SAVE America Act “should pass immediately” but Senate Democrats are blocking it using the filibuster.

“80 percent of the American people want the SAVE America Act,” Donalds said.

Early Vote Action’s Scott Presler has been urging lawmakers to pass the SAVE Act for months.

The Supreme Court recently ruled that states with laws allowing mail-in ballots to be counted after election day were not violating federal law.

Trump said the ruling makes the SAVE Act “even more important.”

“Because of the mail-in ballot ruling — which was a little bit surprising, gives people more time to vote illegally — the SAVE Act is even more important,” Trump said. “You have to be a citizen of our country, okay, you have to show you’re a citizen of our country, called citizenship. Voter ID by photo, photo voter ID, and no mail-in ballots — unless you’re in the military, disabled, you’re ill, or you’re away even on a vacation, we’re being very open about it.”

“It’s pretty easy, and we’ll have honest elections,” he said.

250 YEARS OF SAVING AMERICA!

“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 voters must provide a little thing called proof of citizenship!” -President Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/2pXkRgUIEQ

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 5, 2026

All I want is the SAVE America Act. Then, I’ll let up, stop the peaceful pressure campaign, & focus solely on November. What our elected officials must understand is the American people demand some sort of election integrity going into the midterm elections. Whether it’s…

— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) July 4, 2026

Trump didn’t hold back.

“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,” he told the crowd. “They try and be like us. Nobody can be like us.”

“Nobody can be like us.”

The president spent part of his remarks attacking the political left head-on. “Communism is a loser, and it always will be,” Trump said.

He compared the ideology to a disease that demands removal, calling it “like a cancer. You got to cut it out, you got to cut it out fast.”

The warning followed a run of primary victories by candidates linked to the Democratic Socialists of America, NewsNation reported. Trump didn’t name those candidates Saturday, though he has branded them communists before, according to Reuters.

Trump also revived his push for tighter voting rules. “We want to keep America great, and we will do so by approving the Save America Act,” he said.

The bill would require proof of citizenship to register and identification to vote, but it has stalled in Congress.

“You won’t have cheating on the elections anymore, it’s very simple,” Trump said.

The evening nearly collapsed before it started. Thunderstorms forced organizers to clear the Mall hours ahead of the speech, pushing spectators into nearby federal buildings, the New York Post reported.

Some booed the order and refused to leave. Others chanted “U-S-A, open the gates” as they shoved back through security.

Trump thanked those who came back and assured them the storm would not stop them.

He said 375,000 people left and 150,000 returned. Trump recounted an aide’s advice to reschedule. “One of my very brilliant people backstage said, ‘Don’t worry about it, sir, we can do it maybe next week,'” he said.

He refused, insisting the event belonged on the Fourth.

“At 250 years, we may be the oldest constitutional republic on earth, but our country is just getting started, because the best is yet to come.”

A fireworks show followed the roughly 39-minute address. The display launched 851,000 fireworks over Washington and was promoted as breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest ever, Fox News reported.

Trump closed on an upbeat forecast. “At 250 years, we may be the oldest constitutional republic on earth, but our country is just getting started, because the best is yet to come,” he said.

Melania Trump and several relatives stayed to watch the fireworks.

The speech tracked remarks Trump delivered a day earlier at Mount Rushmore, where he called communism “a mortal threat to American liberty.”

“Best fireworks show, EVER! President DJT,” Trump posted on Truth Social after the 40-minute spectacle ended.

The 40-minute display included more than 850,000 individual fireworks, breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest fireworks display on record.

American military service members provided the soundtrack, singing hits like Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.,” Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”

The largest firework show in U.S. history for America’s 250th birthday!!! pic.twitter.com/Id0oyS8uLN

— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) July 5, 2026

BOOM! THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA IS ALIVE AND WELL!

Washington DC and President Trump just BROKE THE RECORD for most fireworks EVER, and cities nationwide launched their own celebrations on America 250

After weather evacuations, patriots BROKE OUT into Star Spangled Banner before… pic.twitter.com/MnqtfylDG4

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 5, 2026

World War II veterans who were honored during President Trump’s remarks watched the display from their memorial — heroes who left home eight decades ago sitting together at the WWII Memorial to celebrate their country’s 250th birthday.

They left home as boys 8 decades ago to go out and save the world. Last night they sat at the WWII Memorial together and celebrated their country’s 250th. Still heroic. pic.twitter.com/RXnOmtMVj7

— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton) July 5, 2026

A massive thunderstorm rolled through the nation’s capital during the evening, forcing a delay in the president’s remarks.

Lightning struck near the Washington Monument as the crowd sang “Sweet Caroline” — creating dramatic images of nature competing with the fireworks finale.

HOLY SH*T:

I just caught the moment lighting strikes near the Washington Monument as “Sweet Caroline” plays during the Freedom 250 fireworks in Washington D.C.

God bless America. pic.twitter.com/5Q92TgBGST

— Evan Kilgore (@EvanAKilgore) July 5, 2026

Watch: Dramatic lightning strike during DC’s fireworks Saturday night.

While lightning appears to strike Washington Monument, the bolt actually is behind it.

Video by @AlyssaNegveskypic.twitter.com/oTVxARQ4oK

— Capital Weather (@capitalweather) July 5, 2026

Despite the weather, well over 100,000 spectators gathered on the National Mall to witness the record-breaking display.

Cities all across the United States joined in with their own America 250 celebrations.

The 250 fireworks finale! pic.twitter.com/qbgkLDhHFr

— Beverly Hallberg (@BeverlyHallberg) July 5, 2026

The entire National Mall fireworks show in about a minute, seen from the webcam at the top of the Washington Monument starting with the B1 Lancer flyover. pic.twitter.com/BY0AlLawBl

— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) July 5, 2026

The complex aerial masterpiece unfolded over Ohio as the Cessna Skylane RG carved block letters, numbers, and national borders into the sky.

According to the aviation news network AirLive, the pilot departed Norwalk Huron County Airport at exactly 6:00 AM EDT, climbing to 10,000 feet to execute what the outlet called “an incredibly complex pre-planned GPS flight path.”

“The aircraft behind the aerial masterpiece is a Cessna Skylane RG (Retractable Gear), bearing the registration N4936T. The pilot departed from Ohio’s Norwalk Huron County Airport at exactly 6:00 AM EDT, taking advantage of the smooth, calm morning air.”

The flight ended around noon after what AirLive described as “a grueling six hours” in the air.

The pilot executed the drawing in three distinct phases: first carving out the block letters “USA,” then heading south to spell out “250th,” and finally drawing the country’s border to frame the entire tribute.

The stunt required precise fuel management. The Cessna 182 holds about 85 gallons of fuel and consumes 11 to 14 gallons per hour—pushing the aircraft to its flying limits over six hours.

FAA records show the plane is owned by Dakma LLC, an aviation company in Parma, Ohio. But the pilot’s identity remained a mystery as of Saturday afternoon as the flight path went viral.

While aviation enthusiasts celebrated the patriotic display, woke trolls on X couldn’t resist attacking the feat.

“What a waste of gas,” one killjoy wrote.

Another complained: “What an interesting choice, considering the ecological impact jet fuel has on the environment and the rising temperatures globally, not to mention the economic costs. To say this is tone deaf is a gross understatement…”

But patriots had the better response.

“Damn that’s cool,” one X user wrote—short, to the point, and exactly right.

A Cessna plane pilot commemorated the 250th anniversary of America over Ohio on Friday, with a message in the sky ahead of the holiday weekend. pic.twitter.com/Vf678lBQoY

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 3, 2026

If the resolution passes, state legislatures would once again choose senators.

Republican Texas Rep. Keith Self introduced the joint resolution, arguing that the Senate was designed to represent states as sovereign entities — not national political ambitions.

“The current system has given us six-year politicians more focused on national ambitions and the institution of the U.S. Senate than on the states they serve.”

The Constitution originally called for senators to be “chosen by the Legislature thereof” under Article I Section III. The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed that to “elected by the people thereof.”

Self’s press release argues that repealing the amendment would give senators incentive to defend state interests rather than chase federal power.

The resolution’s cosponsors include Republican Reps. Eric Burlison of Missouri, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Sheri Biggs of South Carolina, Michael Cloud of Texas and Victoria Spartz of Indiana.

“Our Founding Fathers designed the Senate to protect state sovereignty and act as a check on federal overreach,” Self said. “If senators are supposed to represent their states, then the states should choose them.”

Burlison told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the 17th Amendment helped fuel federal power growth over the last century.

“As originally envisioned by our Framers, the Senate was a key bulwark of federalism: It was meant to give the states a check on the federal government and moderate the passions of the people. Therefore, it’s no coincidence that over the last century, Washington has concentrated more power in itself and buried the country in debt.”

Higgins called the 17th Amendment “arguably the most injurious amendment in history,” arguing that “big money has twisted our Senate races into circus acts.”

A spokesperson for Spartz told the DCNF that until the amendment is repealed, “states can begin moving primaries to their state legislatures, party conventions, or a combination of both.”

The U.S. adopted the 17th Amendment after states faced repeated deadlocks when state Senates and Houses were controlled by different parties — leaving vacancies in the U.S. Senate. Delaware went almost two years without one Senate seat in the 1890s due to a stalemate.

Some states also faced “political machines” controlling state legislatures, with senators elected under machine support considered their “puppets,” according to the National Archives. Critics at the time viewed the Senate as a “millionaire’s club” serving “powerful private interests.”

By 1912 — one year before ratification — 29 states were already using their own version of direct Senate elections. The “Oregon Plan” required state legislature candidates to pledge support for the Senate candidate who won the state’s popular vote.

Congress passed the resolution for the 17th Amendment after at least 287 proposals for direct election of Senators had been introduced, according to the U.S. Senate website. The Senate passed the amendment in a close vote in 1911. The House followed over a year later, and three-fourths of states ratified it in 1913.

Self’s resolution revolves around returning to the Founding Fathers’ “original vision for the United States Senate,” according to the press release. The 17th Amendment upsets the proper balance of Congress — with the House representing the people and the Senate representing the states.

Federalist Paper 62, penned by James Madison or Alexander Hamilton in 1788, argued that state legislatures electing senators offered a way of “giving to the State governments such an agency in the formation of the federal government” and forming “a convenient link” between state and federal systems.

Federalist Paper 64, written by John Jay, argued that confining Senate votes to state legislatures would ensure voters “will in general be composed of the most enlightened and respectable citizens” who would choose “those men only who have become the most distinguished by their abilities and virtue.”

The only amendment successfully repealed in U.S. history is the 18th Amendment, which mandated Prohibition. The 21st Amendment repealed it just 13 years later.

The “Big Beautiful Bill” includes benefits for tipped workers, new parents, car buyers, manufacturers, and seniors — but many Americans don’t know they qualify.

Atlanta waitress Brenna Warrick told The Daily Wire the no-tax-on-tips provision changed her life.

“Before Republicans passed no tax on tips, I worried constantly about making ends meet, falling into credit card debt, and being unprepared for emergencies like an unexpected hospital visit. Now, thanks to Republicans delivering tax relief for tipped workers without Jon Ossoff’s support, I can pay my bills on time, buy presents for my son’s birthday, and even take my first family vacation in years.”

If you bought an American-made car between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, you can write off up to $10,000 a year in auto loan interest — assuming you make under $150,000 individually or $250,000 filing jointly.

New parents get even more. Any child born or adopted between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, qualifies for a $1,000 seed investment from the federal government.

Cordt Holub, a fourth-generation Iowa farmer, told The Daily Wire his 10-month-old daughter qualifies.

“It’s truly a unique opportunity not only for myself and my daughter but for kids all over the country,” Holub said. “Every kid born during that time will have the same opportunity to start investing at an early age and see the impact of compound investing.”

Holub plans to match the investment for his 3-year-old son, who was born outside the eligibility window.

The bill also protects family farms through higher estate tax exemptions — what Holub calls ending the “death tax” on generational land.

“In the last five to ten years, inflation has caused land prices to skyrocket and the average age of a farmer is over 60 years old now. We are going to hit a turning point in the next couple years of massive amounts of land changing hands. Lowering the death tax keeps that land in the hands of families rather than outside corporations and investors.”

The higher federal estate tax exemption applies nationwide, making it easier for families to pass assets to the next generation without corporate buyouts.

Farms and manufacturers also benefit from 100% bonus depreciation — businesses can now deduct equipment and manufacturing costs immediately instead of spreading them over years, keeping cash in-house.

Seniors get relief too. The legislation offers a temporary federal tax deduction of up to $6,000 for qualifying older Americans, on top of the standard deduction.

Barb Kuiper, a Michigan grandmother, told The Daily Wire the Social Security tax relief lets her take her grandkids to the zoo without budget anxiety.

“Retiring is hard enough and I’m grateful for Republicans like Mike Rogers and President Trump for making sure America’s seniors are well taken care of,” Kuiper said.

The tax relief package touches waitresses, farmers, manufacturers, seniors, and new parents — all groups Democrats left behind while blocking relief.

The British monarch — the great-great-great-great-grandson of George III, the king during the American Revolution — expressed his and his wife Camilla’s “warmest congratulations” to President Trump and the American people on the historic milestone.

“This year marks a truly historic milestone and a moment of great celebration for Americans everywhere,” Charles wrote.

“It offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on the remarkable journey of the United States over the past two and a half centuries, and to honour all that has been achieved since 1776.”

The King noted that the special relationship between the UK and the U.S. is one of “extraordinary evolution” — overcoming the initial conflict of the Revolutionary War to “forging one of the closest and most productive alliances the world has seen.”

Charles remarked that ties between the United Kingdom and the United States span defense and security, trade and investment, science, research, education, culture and the arts.

“Together, we face the challenges of today, and the opportunities of tomorrow. As I said in my address to the joint Houses of Congress, our shared roots run deep, and they are still vital,” Charles said.

The monarch said he is “greatly encouraged” by the bonds between America and Britain as countries, as well as the “many connections between our peoples” — which he personally witnessed during a tour of the United States earlier this year to mark the 250th anniversary.

“Through centuries of shared challenge and achievement, our nations have built a relationship founded on friendship, trust and a belief in liberty, the rule of law and the dignity of all people,” the King said.

King Charles said that he had “no doubt” that the U.S. and UK will continue to defend their shared values over the next 250 years.

He added that he holds a “deep appreciation of our shared responsibility to protect the natural world, knowing the decisions we take today will determine whether our critical natural systems will not just maintain the harmony and essential diversity of Nature, but also continue to provide the foundation for our prosperity and our national security for both present and future generations.”

“The connection between our peoples is one that I trust will only grow stronger with time,” Charles concluded.

King Charles was widely celebrated during his trip to the U.S. in April — which came amid a breakdown in relations between the Trump administration and the government of left-wing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is now set to resign.

Acting as Britain’s top diplomat, Charles was credited with affirming the “special relationship” between the two countries, reminding America of its Anglo heritage and of the “eternal” bonds that will outlast the day’s political disputes.

President Trump relayed similar sentiments during the Royal visit, saying that America got its “moral courage” from its British forebearers.

“For nearly two centuries before the Revolution, this land was settled and forged by men and women who bore in their souls the blood and noble spirit of the British. Here on a wild and untamed continent they set loose the ancient English love of liberty and Great Britain’s distinctive sense of glory, destiny and pride.”

“The American patriots who pledged their lives to Independence in 1776 were the heirs to this majestic inheritance,” Trump said in a White House address alongside King Charles.

“Their veins ran with Anglo-Saxon courage, their hearts beat with English faith in standing firm for what is right, good, and true. In recent years we have often heard it said that America is merely an idea, but the cause of freedom did not simply appear as an intellectual invention of 1776,” the President continued.

“The American founding was the culmination of hundreds of years of thoughts, struggles, sweat, blood, and sacrifice on both sides of the Atlantic.”

Trump added that fate drew a long arc from the meadow at Runnymede to the streets of Philadelphia — running through the lives of people born and bred on the British code that no man should be denied either justice or rights.

“American patriots today can sing ‘My Country, Tis of Three, Sweet Land of Liberty’ only because our Colonial ancestors first sang ‘God Save the King,'” Trump said.

A message from His Majesty The King to President Trump and the American people, as they mark 250 years of the United States Declaration of Independence.

To read His Majesty’s message in full, visit https://t.co/fKZVORz7rk. pic.twitter.com/FOoWyRUBfS

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) July 4, 2026

Trump Family Welcome Royals to White House With Rousing Speech Celebrating American Historyhttps://t.co/zSLzdoZoRv

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) April 28, 2026