Trump repeats vow to defeat 'radical left' in July Fourth speech

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the"radical left" in an Independence Day speech at the White House, condemning recent efforts to remove or rethink monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States.

Peaceful protesters called for racial equality just steps from where Mr Trump spoke in Washington DC, marching down blocked-off streets around the White House, Black Lives Matter Plaza and the Lincoln Memorial. "There have always been those who seek to lie about the past in order to gain power in the present, those that are lying about our history, those who want us to be ashamed of who we are," Mr Trump said on Saturday."Their goal is demolition."

In a separate letter to donors, Mr Biden said:"We have a chance now to give the marginalized, the demonised, the isolated, the oppressed, a full share of the American dream." Saturday's speech at the White House was capped off by fighter jet air shows and a fireworks display over the National Mall.

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