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Trump celebró el 250° aniversario de Estados Unidos en el Monte Rushmore: “Somos la nación más libre y fuerte de la historia”
Estados Unidos celebra este sábado el 250º aniversario de su independencia con una profunda división nacional, una ola de calor y bajo el protagonismo del presidente Donald Trump, que acusó a “radicales y extremistas” de atacar la identidad del país.
Donald Trump encabezó este viernes el acto de apertura por el 250° aniversario en el Monumento Nacional del Monte Rushmore, en Dakota del Sur.
Desde el escenario montado frente a los rostros esculpidos de cuatro presidentes históricos, el mandatario pronunció un discurso cargado de referencias patrióticas, homenajes a las Fuerzas Armadas y críticas a quienes, según él, busc an cambiar el carácter excepcional del país.
Trump definió a Estados Unidos como “la nación más libre, fuerte y excepcional de la historia” y aseguró: “Somos el pueblo más libre del mundo, tenemos la Constitución más justa y duradera y somos la nación más poderosa”. Donald Trump dio un discurso en el Monte Rushmore por el 250° aniversario de la independencia de Estados Unidos. (Foto: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper).
El acto incluyó sobrevuelos militares y un repaso por los hitos fundacionales, desde la Guerra de Independencia hasta la industrialización y las guerras mundiales.
El simbolismo de Rushmore y el mensaje de continuidad histórica
El Monte Rushmore, con los rostros de George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt y Abraham Lincoln, fue el escenario elegido por Trump para reforzar su mensaje de continuidad con los Padres Fundadores y la Declaración de Independencia de 1776.
El presidente ya había utilizado este lugar en 2020, durante su primer mandato, para defender los monumentos históricos frente a las protestas del movimiento Black Lives Matter.
En su discurso, Trump realizó un extenso recorrido por la historia estadounidense y advirtió sobre “intentos de cambiar el carácter excepcional de Estados Unidos” y de “alienar a los ciudadanos de su propia historia”. Trump llegó en helicóptero al famoso monumento. (Foto: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper).
“Este país no es la norma, es la excepción. Es raro, es precioso y es milagroso”, afirmó, y remarcó que la identidad nacional fue clave para preservar la libertad durante dos siglos y medio.
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El mandatario aprovechó el acto para vincular su mensaje con su agenda política. Citó la Segunda Enmienda, que garantiza el derecho a portar armas, y prometió: “Hemos salvado vuestra Segunda Enmienda y seguiré haciéndolo”.
Trump afirmó que la identidad estadounidense se encuentra “bajo un ataque renovado” y apuntó contra los “radicales y extremistas” domésticos y denunció que “ahora hay un resurgimiento” de “la amenaza del comunismo” en Estados Unidos, al que calificó como “enemigo de la libertad, la Constitución y el 4 de julio de 1776”. “No permitiré su expansión”, aseguró.
Es un tema en el que Trump insistió en las últimas semanas, justo cuando el ala izquierdista del Partido Demócrata logró varias victorias en las elecciones primarias.
El presidente presentí el auge de la izquierda de cara a las elecciones legislativas de medio mandato de noviembre como muestra de que los “comunistas” están desatados y suponen una gran “amenaza” para el país.
“En años recientes ha habido un intento innegable de cambiar este carácter excepcional, de arrancarnos el espíritu estadounidense, de alienarnos de nuestra historia”, añadió Trump el viernes.
En el plano internacional, Trump reivindicó la fortaleza militar estadounidense y su capacidad de disuasión. “Derrotamos a Venezuela en un día y le dimos una paliza tremenda a Irán. Se mueren por llegar a un acuerdo, tienen muchísimas ganas de pactar. Les dimos una semana de tregua por un funeral”, sostuvo.
Aunque su lenguaje no llegó al nivel de la retórica más violenta contra los inmigrantes que utilizó con regularidad en discursos anteriores, el mensaje fue lo suficientemente claro.
“No tienen que haber nacido acá, pero tienen que amar lo que hemos construido”, dijo.
Una nueva “edad dorada” y el futuro de Estados Unidos
El discurso cerró con una proyección de futuro en la que Trump prometió una nueva “edad dorada” para el país, basada en el liderazgo tecnológico, la independencia energética y la expansión de la exploración espacial.
“Esto no es un final, es el comienzo de la edad dorada de América”, concluyó, en un mensaje que combinó pasado, presente y promesas de futuro para la nación.
Tras dos siglos y medio de triunfos y tragedias, esclavitud y libertad, guerras civiles y mundiales, las encuestas muestran que la nación está dividida y es pesimista acerca de dónde se encuentra y hacia dónde se dirige. Los Estados Unidos están profundamente divididos en su 250° aniversario. (Foto: REUTERS/Nathan Howard).
Un sondeo de la Universidad Quinnipiac publicado el jueves mostró que el 61% de los estadounidenses piensa que el país no está a la altura de los ideales de la Declaración de Independencia.
También es un momento complejo para Trump, a quien sus oponentes demócratas fustigaron por sus políticas migratorias, la riqueza de su familia y sus intentos de ampliar el poder presidencial. Sus niveles de aprobación rozan mínimos históricos por la guerra en Irán y el aumento del costo de la vida.
Trump intentó hacer girar los festejos en torno a su persona. (Foto: REUTERS/Nathan Howard).
El sábado 4 de julio, el mandatario republicano de 80 años organizará un mitin político con estilo de campaña en el National Mall, en Washington, junto con aviones militares y lo que presentó como el mayor espectáculo de fuegos artificiales del mundo.
En cada etapa, el republicano de 80 años intentó convertir el gran aniversario de la independencia de Estados Unidos en una celebración de sí mismo. “Va a hacer aproximadamente 107 grados (Fahrenheit, 41 ºC), y voy a ir y voy a pronunciar un discurso muy largo, solo para demostrar que puedo hacer cualquier cosa”, avanzó Trump el miércoles.
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Trump shares news of ‘crytal clear’ Reflecting Pool, calls for vandalism suspect’s arrest
Secretary Burgum condemns vandalism targeting National Mall amid new threats
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reacts to a disturbing pattern of vandalism targeting the National Mall, including the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which suffered significant damage. Burgum details the restoration efforts, the deployment of security and the arrest of seven individuals involved. He stresses that such acts are an attack on the country and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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President Donald Trump and his Interior Department are declaring an America 250 victory over algae in the Lincoln Reflecting Pool.
Trump shared photos on Truth Social on Sunday showing the pool and the reflection of the Washington Monument appearing clear and blue, and made a call out with a «Wanted» poster for vandals.
«The U.S. Park Police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual in the notice below in connection with a Destruction of Government Property investigation related to the Reflecting Pool,» Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social.
Trump also shared an Interior Department statement crediting «advanced nanobubbler technology» and National Park Service cleanup work.
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President Donald Trump is touting the algae cleanup and the prosecution of vandals from the Lincoln Reflecting pool with the water proving clear and refective in this July 3 photo. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
«The advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening — most infamously Obama’s reopening — since 1922,» Dei Gratia Minerals founder Greg Wischer, Interior’s deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management, wrote in a letter shared with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Trump.
«The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear, and our National Park Service team is now vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the Reflecting Pool — just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the bottom of the Persian Gulf.»
The photos shared by Trump show the Reflecting Pool stretching toward the Washington Monument under blue skies. One image appears to show the pool from the Lincoln Memorial end, while a second closer view shows the Washington Monument reflected in the water.
Trump also shared a U.S. Interior Press social media post hailing the technological success, quoting that Wischer memo.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 03: Pete Folch carries an American flag during a morning run past the Reflecting Pool as the city prepares for July 4th festivities on July 03, 2026, in Washington, DC. A fireworks show will begin around 10:30 p.m on July 4th as the city deals with extreme heat warnings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
«The vacuuming is the final maintenance step after refilling the pool, and it will be complete in a few days,» his memo continued. «Already, the section of the Reflecting Pool closest to the Lincoln Memorial has been vacuumed up, and the beautiful American Flag Blue coating on the bottom of the pool can be seen clearly.»
Trump’s Interior Department has praised the technology for overcoming past challenges on keeping the pool clear, including dunking on former President Barack Obama.
«Previous administrations — most notably under Obama — failed to maintain the Reflecting Pool, and after refilling the pool, the water would quickly become murky and thick with massive clumps of algae floating on the surface,» the memo concluded.
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Police said the incident happened on Friday at around 3:36 p.m. at the Reflecting Pool on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital. (U.S. Park Police)
«The photos below show how the nanobubbler technology and vacuuming have been incredibly effective, making the water crystal clear with the American Flag Blue coating shining brightly on the bottom of the pool.
«As our National Park Service team noted, the Reflecting Pool is now so ‘blue’ that the Fake News Media, which has been staked out at the Reflecting Pool for weeks, has fled!»
The 6.75 million-gallon pool has been targeted by Trump critics and leftist anti-Trump activists for attacks both verbally and physical, Burgum discussed with ABC’s «This Week» on Sunday.
«The Reflecting Pool has been a big success,» he said. «And we’ve got 340 million people in this country that are celebrating 250. We did have a few vandals, but all that’s going to be repairable, and that’ll all be fixed in the coming weeks as we go forward.»
People look out at the Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ahead of July 4 festivities on July 03, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Burgum now believes that the pool might not require a full draining after its «multiple gashes that add up to 350 feet,» he added.
«We don’t know if we need to drain the whole thing or not because, you know, the cutting happened on the edge, and, of course, it slopes from the edge,» according to Burgum.
«We may be able to partially drain it and do the repair. To be able to fix it, we may not have to drain the whole thing, but it could go very quickly.»
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While the media and Trump critics are pointing to added costs of the reflecting pool refurbishment, Burgum pointed to the vandalism causing that.
«We weren’t expecting that we were going to have a small group of people that wanted to try to destroy effectively what is part of the Lincoln Memorial,» Burgum told ABC. «There’s plenty of cameras around the Lincoln statue and around the memorial, but the Reflecting Pool had gone for, you know, decades without vandalism.»
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department launched a politically motivated «fishing expedition» against him are facing new scrutiny after multiple reports indicated key federal investigations predate Trump’s second administration.
The timeline has emerged as a central point in the dispute. While Newsom argues the current Justice Department is weaponizing the investigations against a political rival, multiple news organizations, citing sources familiar with the matter, have reported that at least some of the investigative activity began before Trump returned to the White House.
According to CalMatters, at least two criminal investigations involving Newsom’s orbit have been underway for about a year in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California. The outlet, citing a Justice Department source familiar with the matter, reported the investigations originated from whistleblowers and local complaints in Sacramento, while one inquiry involving former Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson was opened during the Biden administration. CBS News, Axios, the Financial Times and The Guardian have also reported similar timelines, citing sources familiar with the investigations.
Newsom has maintained that the current Justice Department has expanded or politicized the investigations, even as the reported chronology has fueled questions over whether the inquiries themselves originated under Trump’s administration.
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President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., have feuded throughout Trump’s second term so far. (AP Newsroom)
The outlet also reported that one investigation involving former Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson was opened during the Biden administration. Williamson pleaded guilty earlier this year to corruption charges in a case that did not implicate Newsom. CBS News, Axios, the Financial Times and The Guardian have also reported, citing sources familiar with the investigations, that at least one federal inquiry began roughly a year ago and originated in California rather than at Justice Department headquarters in Washington.
Despite that reported timeline, Newsom has maintained that the current Justice Department is weaponizing the investigations in retaliation for his criticism of Trump and his national political profile, describing the inquiry as a politically motivated «fishing expedition.» His administration has also sought records through the Freedom of Information Act in an effort to determine who ordered or directed the current investigation.
ACTING AG TODD BLANCHE SAYS NEWSOM’S DOJ CLAIMS ARE NOT ‘GROUNDED IN FACT’
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has pushed back on Newsom’s claims that the DOJ’s investigations are politically motivated. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche pushed back on that characterization this week. While declining to comment on any ongoing investigations, Blanche told reporters he was «not sure [Newsom’s] words are in any way grounded in fact,» adding that the California governor «would have to address that.» Blanche did not confirm or deny whether any investigation exists.
Newsom’s office responded by mocking Blanche on social media, posting a meme captioned, «Why you always lyin,» while the governor’s press office said, «Trump goons know that it’s not a crime to lie to a reporter.»
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According to CalMatters, Newsom’s office contends federal prosecutors expanded their inquiries after failing to build a case from the Williamson investigation, broadening their scrutiny to include Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the couple’s finances and their associates.
The outlet reported investigators have examined the first partner’s tax filings, nonprofit organizations and certain behested payments, though it did not allege those payments were unlawful.
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First partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is among those whose finances and nonprofit organizations have reportedly been scrutinized in a federal investigation, according to CalMatters. (Getty Images)
Fox News Digital previously reported, citing federal sources, that investigators have opened inquiries involving Jennifer Siebel Newsom, but that Fox News had not learned of any federal investigation directly targeting Gov. Newsom himself.
The Department of Justice, the White House and Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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