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A year later, Trump's bizarre 4th of July speech makes sense

A year later, Trump's bizarre 4th of July speech makes sense

It was a declaration of war against other Americans. His presidency is done, but the conflict still rages.

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Donald Trump arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

July 4, 2020, was an odd moment in American history.

Despite the pandemic and against the urgings of experts concerned about the possibility that a fireworks …

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