President Trump vows to deliver long July 4th speech despite predicted heat wave
President Trump says he will give a lengthy speech in Washington on July 4 despite forecasts of triple-digit heat.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said the intense heat in the nation’s capital on July 4 won’t cancel his big speech.
Indeed, despite forecasts showing temperatures in the triple digits, the notoriously long-winded President Trump has promised lengthy remarks ahead of a historic fireworks display commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
“By the way, it’s going to be about 107 degrees outside on the Fourth of July, so I’m going to go out and give a very long speech to show that anything is possible,” President Trump said on July 1 at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.
Trump slightly exaggerated his predictions.
The National Weather Service forecast predicts a high of 101 degrees in Washington on Saturday, July 4th. This is expected to keep temperatures above 100 degrees in check for three days starting Thursday, July 2nd. The heat index can exceed 110 degrees, making you more susceptible to sunstroke, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
President Trump’s speech on the National Mall is scheduled to begin at 9:45 p.m. ET, and temperatures will be slightly below the day’s highs.
President Trump’s remarks will follow the “Salute to America” program scheduled to begin on the National Mall at 7 p.m. ET. Because of this program and President Trump’s speech, the fireworks are not scheduled to begin until 10:30 p.m., later than in previous years for Fourth of July celebrations.
Organizers of the pro-Trump group Freedom 250, which is organizing the celebration, say the fireworks show, which will be set off from 10 venues, will be “the largest fireworks display in history.”
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