President Trump made a bit of a historical blunder during his Fourth of July “Salute to America” speech Thursday when he said that the Continental Army “took over the airports” from the British President Donald Trump raised eyebrows during his Fourth of July celebration speech for a reference to an apparent seizure of “airports” by American soldiers during the Revolutionary In outlining the history of Independence Day, Trump claimed the Army "took over the airports" during the American Revolution and evoked the battle of Fort McHenry, which occurred decades later In a largely apolitical speech for the Fourth of July commemorating the history of America’s triumphs, President Donald Trump got a bit of America’s history wrong when he referred to the Lincoln Memorial Washington, D.C. July 4, 2019 6:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, America. Hello. The First Lady and I wish each and every one of you a Happy Independence Day on this truly historic Fourth of July! (Applause.) Today, we come together as one nation with this very special Salute to America. We celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag — the President Donald Trump appeared to stumble over a portion of his prepared Fourth of July speech in Washington, saying that the army 'manned the air' and and took over airports during the During his Fourth of July "Salute to America" speech in 2019, President Donald Trump claimed that the Continental Army "took over the airports" during the American Revolutionary War in the 1770s. The president’s anachronism came during his Fourth of July speech, as he bounced from describing the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812. Donald Trump 's surprising claim that George Washington 's revolutionary troops "took over the airports" during the War of Independence could be explained by his method of correcting himself During a speech commemorating Independence Day in 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump made a statement erroneously indicating that American rebels had taken over not-yet-existent airports during the President Trump made a bit of a historical blunder during his Fourth of July “Salute to America” speech Thursday. Subscribe to TIME President Trump broke with decades of tradition Thursday by not only attending the Independence Day celebration on the Mall in Washington but making a speech as part of his ‘Salute to America Revolutionary War airports? President Trump revised history in his Fourth of July speech, to the internet’s amusement. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump read most of his Independence Day speech from a prepared text, but stumbled on his history at one point: He talked about airports during the American Donald Trump held a “Salute to America” 4th of July celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Read the full transcript of the speech and watch the video below by using the timestamp links. President Donald Trump used his Fourth of July speech on Thursday to praise the victories of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War — but made a major historical stumble, claiming During his July 4th speech, President Donald Trump says American forces “took over the airports” during the US War of Independence in the late 18th century. Of course, as many viewers noted, In a 2019 Fourth of July speech, former US President Donald Trump claimed that the Continental Army took over the airports during the American Revolutionary War in the 1770s. This statement, made during a Salute to America event in Washington, D.C., sparked humorous reactions on social media, particularly on Twitter, where hashtags like #RevolutionaryWarAirports and # President Trump delivered remarks at the 2019 Fourth of July celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Full video here: #j During a Fourth of July speech in 2019, President Donald Trump erroneously stated that American Revolutionary War troops took over the airports. Airports and military airplanes did not exist until the 20th century, with the first successful airplane flown in 1903. Trump later blamed a faulty teleprompter for the mistake. This is not the first time Trump has made historical blunders in his
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