{"id":2624060,"date":"2026-07-04T22:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-deliver-america-250-speech-despite-weather-i-will-be-there\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T22:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:35:41","slug":"trump-to-deliver-america-250-speech-despite-weather-i-will-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-deliver-america-250-speech-despite-weather-i-will-be-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to deliver America 250 speech despite weather: &#8216;I will be there&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-deliver-america-250-speech-despite-weather-i-will-be-there%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2624060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump announced his intention to give a speech celebrating the United States&#8217; 250th Independence Day despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-kentucky-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-more-severe-weather\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Kentucky Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to More Severe Weather\">severe thunderstorm warning<\/a> that prompted evacuations on the National Mall. He expressed optimism, noting that storms frequently enough pass and won&#8217;t dampen the festivities.Many events marking America&#8217;s 250th anniversary faced cancellations or delays due to a record heatwave and thunderstorms in Washington, D.C. However,organizers reopened the National Mall later,with plans for Trump to speak around 11:00 p.m. Despite the weather challenges, Trump emphasized resilience and patriotism, referencing a recent UFC fight held despite predictions of bad weather. He encouraged attendees to enjoy the party and praised the presence of veterans,asserting that a little rain wouldn\u2019t stop the festivities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> promised Saturday night to deliver a speech on the United States\u2019s 250th <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/independence-day\/\">Independence Day<\/a> despite an earlier thunderstorm warning that prompted Freedom 250 organizers to evacuate the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">National Mall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStorms bring luck to whatever the occasion,\u201d Trump said on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116864681605523102\">Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cWe will wait it out, I don\u2019t care if it\u2019s 2:00 O\u2019clock in the morning, or in one hour from now. Looks like it is going to pass, they always do.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636384\/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-washington-dc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Freedom 250 attendees told to evacuate after severe thunderstorm warning<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636379\/trump-dc-crowds-heat-wave\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump praises DC crowds and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-dc-crowds-and-downplays-heat-wave-isnt-as-bad-as-predicted\/\" title=\"... touts DC crowds and downplays heat wave: &#039;Isn&#039;t as bad as predicted&#039;\">downplays heat wave<\/a>: \u2018Isn\u2019t as bad as predicted\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636264\/library-congress-america-250-birthday-cake\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Library of Congress celebrates America 250 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/library-of-congress-celebrates-america-250-with-massive-birthday-cake\/\" title=\"Library of ... with massive birthday cake\">massive birthday cake<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">America 250<\/a> events were canceled or delayed on Saturday morning due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-afternoon-update-sub-search-continues-durham-speaks-math-and-reading-scores-plummet-nationwide\/\" title=\"Wednesday Afternoon Update: Submarine Search Continues, Durham Addresses Public, Nationwide Math and Reading Scores Drop.\">record-setting heat wave<\/a>, but the subsequent thunderstorms that hit the broader Washington, D.C., area later in the day raised more serious questions about the status of Saturday night\u2019s celebration. Attendees were told to evacuate and seek \u201ctemporary shelter in a nearby building\u201d at around 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time after the National Weather Service issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >severe thunderstorm warning hours earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom 250 spokesperson Danielle Alvarez announced separately that gates to the National Mall would reopen at 9:45, and that Trump would begin his remarks at 11:00.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor 250 years, Americans have overcome every challenge with grit, resilience, and determination,\u201d her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/daniellealvarez\/status\/2073575141150273635\">announcement said<\/a>. \u201cA little rain will never diminish our pride, our patriotism, or our celebration of the greatest nation in the history of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump compared Saturday\u2019s situation to the UFC Freedom 250 fights that occurred last month at the White House. Despite predictions of heavy rain that night, the event proceeded as planned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636384\/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-washington-dc\/\"><strong>FREEDOM 250 ATTENDEES TOLD TO EVACUATE AFTER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s Saturday night, LETS HAVE SOME FUN, even if we are out late tonight,\u201d Trump added in the post. \u201cThey say 11:00 O\u2019clock for the speech. Who cares???\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also noted many \u201cgreat veterans\u201d are in attendance for America 250 and said \u201cI\u2019m not going to let some rain stop our 250th.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump vows to speak at US 250th despite storm warning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2624061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26186029249292.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54061,5894,4554,3634,3832],"class_list":["post-2624060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-america-250","tag-politics","tag-speech","tag-trump","tag-weather"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26186029249292.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2624060"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2624064,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624060\/revisions\/2624064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2624061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2624060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2624060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2624060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}