A relatively quiet day so far for Trump ahead of his Independence Day speechpublished at 19:25 BST
Bernd Debusmann Jr
White House reporter
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It’s a scorching hot day in Washington DC, where temperatures are currently sitting at a toasty 98.6F (37C).
The streets seem empty, and the only sign that today is July 4th that I’ve noticed is the extremely loud roar of military aircraft participating in a seemingly endless flyover, for a second day in a row.
For President Trump, it’s so far been a relatively quiet day, with only a few Truth Social posts.
Partly, this is likely because he only arrived back to the White House at about 04:00 local time (09:00 BST) this morning following his trip to Mount Rushmore yesterday.
We will, however, see him later. He’s expected to head down to the celebrations in the evening and deliver remarks at approximately 21:45 local time (02:45 BST).
Trump has billed tonight as a “spectacular” rally and promised a “really long” speech, despite the warm weather.
I’ll be tagging along with the president when he leaves the White House later and we will be bringing you updates throughout the course of the celebration.
