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Trump launches America250 festivities with a rally on the National Mall
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- President Donald Trump has kicked off weeks of festivities celebrating America's 250th birthday with a rally on the National Mall in the nation's capital on Wednesday evening.
- The event featured a flyover by "some of the nation's most iconic fighter jets and stealth bombers", military bands, a performance by God Bless the USA singer Lee Greenwood, and a speech from the president.
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Figure caption, Watch: How Trump is transforming Washington — by adding his face everywhere
President Donald Trump has kicked off weeks of festivities celebrating America's 250th birthday with a rally on the National Mall in the nation's capital on Wednesday evening.
The event featured a flyover by "some of the nation's most iconic fighter jets and stealth bombers", military bands, a performance by God Bless the USA singer Lee Greenwood, and a speech from the president.
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