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President says 422,000 attended July 4 event after earlier estimate of 375,000
President Donald Trump stated on social media that 422,000 people attended his July 4 address on the National Mall. The figure followed an earlier claim of 375,000 and came after weather forced a two-hour evacuation.
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President Donald Trump stated that 422,000 people attended his July 4 address on the National Mall. The figure appeared in a Sunday social-media post and followed an earlier claim of 375,000 attendees before weather forced an evacuation. The president wrote that all attendees left because of lightning and that the event was later cancelled.
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Earlier statements and context During the roughly 40-minute speech, the president discussed military actions in Venezuela and Iran, honored NASA astronauts and veterans, and criticized communism. The address was part of the Salute to America 250 commemoration.
The event was organized by Freedom 250, a public-private partnership created by the president to stage the Great American State Fair on the National Mall. The fair has faced multiple disruptions, including performer cancellations, power outages, and weather delays.
Media reports have found no independent confirmation of the attendance figures. Past presidential events have drawn larger reported crowds, including an estimated 500,000 at the 1976 bicentennial parade.
