President Donald Trump may have just given the most shameful speech of any American president—and that on the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence. During the pompous state visit of Britain’s King Charles III, Trump addressed a ceremony on April 28 on the White House lawn praising the heritage of the UK and the U.S. Below are excerpts of the speech.
”[H]onoring the British king might seem an ironic beginning to our celebration of 250 years of American independence,” Trump began, “But in fact, no tribute could be more appropriate.” Long before Americans had a nation or a constitution, we first had a culture, a character, and a creed. Before we ever proclaimed our independence, Americans carried within us the rarest of gifts, moral courage, and it came from a small but mighty kingdom from across the sea….
“Here on a wild and untamed continent, they set loose the ancient English love of liberty and the Great Briton’s distinctive sense of glory, destiny, and pride… The American patriots who pledged their lives to independence in 1776 were the heirs to this majestic inheritance. Their veins ran with Anglo-Saxon courage. Their hearts beat with an English faith in standing firm for what is right, good, and true.
