Celebrating 250 Years of American Independence

And tonight, right here on the National Mall, we are beginning the most unforgettable birthday

party any country has ever seen.

Oh, you're going to have a good time.

And 10 days from now, our country will celebrate one of the most monumental milestones in human

history.

We will mark 250 years of glorious American freedom.

In 1776, our founding fathers met in Philadelphia and changed the world forever and ever.

With a thing called the Declaration of Independence.

We all made, and you know that, free and equal by the hand of Almighty God.

There has never been anything like the United States of America, and together we are making

it.

bigger, and better, and stronger, and far more exceptional than ever before.

Today, we have the largest economy on Earth.

We have the strongest military on Earth.

We have the most powerful technology on Earth.

We have the greatest culture on Earth.

And above all, we have the greatest people on Earth.

Greatest.

Tonight, as we stand on the edge of our 250th year of independence, I am thrilled to declare

that America is back.