In-Town Pool Note #10 - POTUS speaks
- From
- James Politi
- Sent
- Saturday, July 4, 2026 11:19 PM EDT
POTUS arrived on stage at 11:15pm to the tune of “ Hail to the Chief” just after Lee Greenwood delivered a version of the Trump campaign classic “God Bless the USA “ . He was accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump . “ You think this was easy, it wasn’t” , he said , referring to the weather delay . “ This country is the home of freedom,” he said of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence .
James Politi
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