US President Donald Trump has claimed that Washington paused negotiations with Tehran to allow for the funeral of Iran\u2019s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, asserting that the Islamic Republic is now \u201cdying to settle\u201d with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota during celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of US independence dubbed \u2018America 250\u2019 Trump boasted of his administration\u2019s military record and foreign policy stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe beat Venezuela in one day, and we knocked the hell out of Iran; they\u2019re dying to settle,\u201d the US president told the gathering. Referring to the stalled diplomatic talks and the recent death of the Iranian leader, he added: \u201cWe gave him a week off for a funeral because we\u2019re nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his address, which heavily featured nationalist rhetoric, Trump touted the global dominance of the American military, claiming credit for historical victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe created the strongest and most powerful military. We won two world wars,\u201d he stated, adding that the outcome of the Cold War had left Washington\u2019s adversaries \u201cin the depths of history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turning his attention to American exceptionalism, the president argued that the US remains the pinnacle of democratic longevity and global philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt 250 years, America is the oldest republic on Earth. We are the freest people on Earth. We have the most righteous and enduring constitution on Earth,\u201d Trump claimed. He further asserted that no other nation had contributed more to charity, eradicated more hunger, or cured more diseases to uplift humanity than the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond foreign affairs, the speech shifted focus toward internal politics, with Mr Trump warning of an alleged ideological shift within the American domestic landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He cautioned against what he described as a \u201cresurgence of the communist menace in our land,\u201d pointing finger at recent immigrants whom he accused of embracing ideas \u201ctotally opposed to our way of life and our great success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Characterising communism as a mortal threat to American liberty, the president claimed it posed a greater danger to the country than major historical crises, including both world wars, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. \u201cAmerica will never be a communist country,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Concluding his address with a rally to his political base ahead of the upcoming legislative elections,Trump connected the ideological struggle directly to domestic governance and voting laws. \u201cWe can only lose the midterms if we allow ourselves to lose the midterms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that abolishing the Senate filibuster and passing the proposed \u201cSave America Act\u201d would secure a long-term political hold for his party, confidently predicting that Republicans \u201cwill not lose an election for 100 years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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