On 4 July speech, Trump says AMERICA will soon have flag on Mars

In the event, the President paid tribute to rescuers of Sept. 11, as well as many civilians, including activists

The United States welcomed on Thursday the July 4 national holiday with a different party: beyond the traditional show of fireworks, independence day had an unprecedented military parade and a speech by the President Donald Trump, who added the conclusion the political component. Between promises, the President said that the country fincará your flag on Mars.

"Our nation is now stronger than ever," exclaimed Trump to thousands of people gathered around the monument to Lincoln, in the heart of Washington.

"As we meet tonight in the joy of freedom, we recall that all share a truly extraordinary heritage. Together we are part of one of the best stories ever told: the story of the United States, "said Trump, accompanied by your wife, Melania.

"For Americans, nothing is impossible," said the President in a ceremony marked by boosterism, which began with the appearance of the imposing presidential Boeing 747 (Air Force One) and ended with the flight of several combat aircraft, including the rare bomber B2.

"We will return to the Moon anytime soon and one day we're going to put the American flag on Mars", promised to Trump, who is running for re-election in 2020.

In the presence of the Vice President, Mike Pence, Cabinet members, legislators and representatives of the armed forces, Trump celebrated the military, law enforcement, first responders and volunteers who worked on 11 September, as well as many civilians, including suffragette movement activists and prominent black figures like Martin Luther King.

But also made controversial references, praising the border patrol agents – very questioned by your treatment to illegal immigrants-and quoted Betsy Ross, who designed the old version of the American flag, denounced recently as a recall the era of slavery.

"We celebrate our history, our people and the heroes who proudly defend our flag: the brave men and women of the army of the United States".

Trump made a tribute to the history of the country and the "spirit" of its founders: "as long as we stay true to our cause, while we remember our great history, and while we do not stop fighting for a better future, there will be nothing that the United States cannot do ".

But the news from independence day programming immediately made the opposition react and several congressional Democrats have warned the President against the temptation of a conducting a "campaign rally" on national television on the occasion of the national day.

Why the 4 day of July is usually a day of truce on the Americans "shake the national flag without going into political discussions," says media expert Richard Hanley.

Across the country, the atmosphere is generally good, with parades, brass bands, barbecues and fireworks shows.

As always, the celebration of 243o. anniversary of the independence of the United States of the British Crown included the parade on Constitution Avenue, as well as the concert "A Capitol Fourth" in the gardens of the Capitol at night, with Carole King among many artists, such as the Muppets of Sesame Street.

In addition to the flight of F-35 fighters and the maneuvers of the Navy Blue Angels Squad, tanks and fighting vehicles parked nearby were shown without circular because their wheels could damage the city's streets.

Ego

"The ego (Trump) is so large that it will conduct this campaign rally on July 4, in a call desperate, and everyone knows it," tweeted the leader of the Democratic caucus in the Senate, Chuck Schumer.

CNN reported that the military leaders, who by law cannot participate in political events, are concerned about the politicization of the date.

Opponents of Trump planned your own political artillery on the National Mall, the wide grass terrace from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol.

The progressive organization Code Pink installed your "Baby Trump", a huge inflatable doll that shows the President wearing a diaper.

The inspiration of Trump for a celebration with so much pomp and circumstance seems to be coming from the Bastille Day military parade, which participated in 2017, invited by the French President, Emmanuel Macron.

Impressed with the March of soldiers and with the display of military equipment in central Paris, Trump played, at the time, upon returning home: "we have to try to overcome it."