Trump praises veterans, hits out at media at Kennedy Center event
By Reuters
02 July 2017 |
11:30 am
President Donald Trump spoke at the first ever Fourth of July Freedom Rally at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to pay tribute to veterans on Saturday.
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