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Fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial during the July 4 celebrations in Washington. -AFP
President Donald Trump appears on a large screen at the Lincoln Memorial Washington. -REUTERS"What a great country," Trump exclaimed in an address saturated with patriotism and exceptionalism.
"For Americans, nothing is impossible," he said
President Donald Trump reacts during the "Salute to America". -REUTERSCombat aircraft, including the rarely-seen B2 stealth bomber, flew overhead as Trump scrolled through myriad events of US history, from groundbreaking inventions to battlefield victories.
US Navy Blue Angels do a flypast at Lincoln Memorial Washington. - REUTERS
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A marching band performs on the National Mall. -AFPThe July 4 celebrations usually draw hundreds of thousands of people to the National Mall for picnics and twilight fireworks,
Fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial. -AFP
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People watch Macy's July 4 firework show from Brooklyn In New York. -REUTERS
The annual July 4 display by Macy. -AFPTrump originally wanted a grand military parade for the holiday, ostensibly inspired by France's rollout of its armed forces on its own national day.
Instead, he got a scaled-back version, with some US armored vehicles parked for display and a flyover by the president's own Air Force One jet, the B2 bomber, attack helicopters, other warplanes, and the Navy's Blue Angels aerobatics team.
Even so, it was a show of martial force that has been absent from the US capital for decades, and Trump's foes blasted it ahead of time as a show of militarism.
People blow up baby Trump Balloons during the July 4 festivities. -AFP
People gathered on National Mall during President Trump Speech. -AFP
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