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Jeanine Herbst· Host0:15

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Trump marked the nation's two hundred fiftieth birthday with a speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. last night after record-breaking heat and severe thunderstorms forced a temporary evacuation. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports Trump used his speech to praise American exceptionalism, patriotism, and military strength.

Deepa Shivaram0:40

Trump spoke for roughly forty minutes on the National Mall, where crowds had been evacuated hours before due to weather conditions. Trump's remarks wove through American history as he welcomed veterans to the stage and praised the US military.

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We are made of the courage and the fire and the flesh and the blood of the best and the bravest people this world has ever produced. We are the bravest and the best.

Deepa Shivaram1:06

He also mentioned other significant people in history, including Davy Crockett and the Wright brothers. And he brought the crew of the Artemis II mission on stage, saying that America has gone to the moon and would next go to Mars. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Washington.

Jeanine Herbst· Host1:20

Some of Iran's top officials attended the funeral of the country's former supreme leader. He and four members of his family were killed in a US Israeli