Trump Previews 250th Anniversary Celebration For The U.S. In Memorial Day Address At Arlington

In his Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery, President Trump previewed the 250th anniversary celebration for the U.S.

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00:00lives for america over the past 250 years we're going to have a big big celebration as you know

00:07250 years in some ways i'm glad i missed that second term where it was because

00:14i wouldn't be your president for that most important of all in addition we have the world

00:21cup and we have the olympics can you imagine i missed that four years and now look what i have

00:27i have everything amazing the way things work out

00:31god did that i believe that too

00:39you know i got the world cup and i got the olympics the 250 years was not mine i'd like to take credit

00:57but i got the olympics i got the world cup when i was president

01:00and i said boy it's too bad i won't be president then and look what happened i turned out and we're

01:06going to have a great time we're going to have a great celebration but most important of all is

01:10the 250th anniversary that blows everything away including the world cup and including the olympics

01:16as far as i'm concerned in any corner of this cemetery at any resting place for our war dead

01:22anywhere on earth you'll find untold stories of equal heroism and heartbreak unmatched patriotism

01:30and devotion and acts of selflessness and courage so enormous they defy comprehension most people

01:38can't even imagine it great poets have written that it's love which moves the sun and the stars but

01:45here on the sacred soil right where we are we're reminded that it's love which moves the course of

01:52history and moves it always toward freedom always from bunker hill to baston to cantony to coral sea

02:02from gettysburg to guana canal and concord to kabul america's best and america's bravest have fought

02:11bled and died so that we could pick up the torch of liberty raise it high high high and carry it

02:19onward to places they could never have dreamed of before today we honor their memory we remember

02:26their gallantry review just revere in the highest sense we just revere their incredible legacy

02:35we salute them in their eternal and everlasting glory and we continue our relentless pursuit of america's

02:43destiny as we make our nation stronger prouder freer and greater than ever before may god bless our

02:53fallen heroes may god bless our gold star families and may god bless the united states of america thank you

03:02very much everybody great honor thank you