President Trump arrived to Mount Rushmore in iconic fashion.
The 47th President arrived to Mount Rushmore in Marine One and chose to take a flight path that was directly above the monument that honors George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
Take a look here:
🚨 JUST IN: In an INCREDIBLE MOMENT, President Trump just flew over Mount Rushmore in Marine One
Absolutely AMAZING! Trump is making a HECK of an entrance for these patriots 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vgxcxdedH9
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 4, 2026
Air Force One also did a flyover:
AIR FORCE ONE JUST FLEW OVER MOUNT RUSHMORE AHEAD OF AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/caPPztjce3
— Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) July 4, 2026
Another angle:
Boeing 747s over Mount Rushmore National Memorial🥳
I’m so into it and I bet George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln would too! 🇺🇸
I’m telling you, put your political convictions aside and embrace the fact you’re alive pic.twitter.com/syk2977wiO
— Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) July 4, 2026
Later the U.S. military did a flyover during Trump’s speech:
🚨Just in: The U.S. military did a flyover above Mount Rushmore National Memorial while President Trump delivered his address
President Trump said: “I was waiting for that! They said, you start speaking, they won't interrupt you at all! They didn't interrupt us at all.” pic.twitter.com/Iw3TJ26clC
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) July 4, 2026
During his speech Trump warned of the dangers of Communism.
NBC News reported more on Trump’s remarks:
Echoing a point he’s made a lot recently, Trump brought up communists, a label he’s applied to multiple Democrats running for election in 2026.
“There is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country, who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success,” Trump said.
ADVERTISEMENTHe called Communism “a mortal threat to American liberty,” akin to 9/11; “the enemy of the Constitution”; “the enemy of July 4, 1776”; and “the enemy,” in general.
“So on the eve of this 250th anniversary of American heritage, we resolve and swear for all to hear, that the citizens of the United States of America will vanquish Communism quickly,” Trump said, adding to the audience: “Don’t let them take too much of your time.”
The president then pivoted to this November’s elections, saying Republicans could lose only “if we allow ourselves to lose the midterms” by failing to overturn the Senate filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act, a major election bill that got a big round of applause from tonight’s audience. If Congress does those two things, Trump said, “then we will not lose an election for 100 years.”
Watch Trump here:
Trump vows to vanquish communism and to send communists into exile. pic.twitter.com/92COf1mTci
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 4, 2026


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