The Washington DC America 250 Celebration

 I watched Trump’s speech and the fireworks and celebration afterward.  Trump evidently for the most part stuck to a prepared speech and was on his better behavior.  He did of course throw in his comments about the United States and the American people being better and superior to any other people or country in the world.  He also made his comments about communism and communists in obvious reference to the democrats and any and all of his political opponents.  For Trump though, his behavior was much better than I expected and he stayed grounded in the theme of celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.  There were also military veterans who were included and honored during Trump’s speech.  The fireworks display was huge and went on and on as military members sang and performed as popular song after song was played.  There was a very good turnout of people unlike the abysmal attendance at the Great American State Fair in the days leading up to the 4th of July.  There was better attendance at the fair the day before the 4th though there were a lot of medical incidents and people requiring medical attention due to the excessive heat.  The people attending the fireworks and celebration following Trump’s speech seemed to be happy, exited and having a good time.  The whole event did actually go well.  I can imagine that especially for the children in attendance, who likely don’t understand the whole political situation that our country is in, it was an exciting evening and celebration of America’s 250th anniversary that they will always remember!  The one thing that was a bit strange about the fireworks was that there were far more red fireworks than any other color.  It would have been nice to see more of a variety of colors.  I have no idea why there was such a dominance of red colored fireworks.  I’m sure the display was still amazing to witness though for those who were present.

7/5/25

I see that others found more in his speech to be critical of, for example when he compared himself, and his willingness to brave bad weather, to the soldiers on D Day.  I guess I didn’t really listen and contemplate everything enough or more likely I am used to hearing and seeing worse things from him, so relative to that and for him, I thought it wasn’t that bad. 🙁