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In Mount Rushmore, Trump warns of the ‘dangers of communism’, joins the immigration debate before mid-November.
Published on 4 Jul 2026
United States President Donald Trump has used the opening weekend of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations to praise the US military and criticize democratic socialists, warning of a “communist threat” that he says threatens the country.
Speaking under a granite monument at Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day on July 4, Trump asked for information and ideas for the country ahead of the November midterm elections.
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“We created the strongest and most powerful military. We won two world wars,” he said, adding that the “Cold War” had left the US’s enemies “in the past”.
He also said that the US “beat Venezuela in one day” and “brought hell to Iran”.
The address comes up amid voters’ concerns on energy inflation and rising energy prices driven by the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran.
Briefing on the Iran war, Mr Trump said Tehran was “dying to be calm” and that Washington had given him “a week to prepare for the funeral because we are good”, referring to the long days. state funeral Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israel war.
‘The Dangers of Communism’
A large part of Trump’s address focused on what he sees as threats at home.
“Now there is a renewed threat of communism in our country, including from newcomers to our country who accept ideas against our way of life,” the president said, calling communism “the enemy of the Constitution”.
He promised that “the citizens of the United States of America will defeat communism as soon as possible.”
Trump has tied his anti-communist rhetoric to tougher immigration policies, meaning left-wing politicians and other undocumented immigrants should be removed from the country.
His words followed the list of recent primary victories in US states including New York, Colorado and Texas.
He called the rise of democracy “the greatest threat to our country since its inception”, comparing the group’s potential to World War II and the September 11 attacks.
He closed the address by calling the festival “the beginning of America’s golden age.”
‘Trump’s grip on America is slowly slipping away’
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Republican analyst Eli Bremer said parts of the speech were so coherent that “they could have been delivered by Ronald Reagan… 45 years ago,” but added that “the gap between the American left and the American right has never been greater”.
However, Democratic analyst and former Obama campaign adviser Ameshia Cross told Al Jazeera that Trump wants to erase the country’s history.
Mr Trump is “disappointed that there is a small group of Democrats running and winning in this country,” he said, adding that the statement showed “a president who sees America as steadily slipping away”.
He said it “came back” after he lost a Supreme Court decision a few days ago to end it. citizenship rights“.
The address also highlighted the various visions being planned for the national anniversary.
In New York, moving forward Mayor Zohran Mamdani he gave another speech at a formal ceremony, using George Washington’s desk to praise the contributions of immigrants and portray social inequality as patriotism.
Democrats also criticized the administration’s handling of the commemoration, saying one group took control of the 250th anniversary planning from the once-bipartisan congressional body.
