“President Donald Trump has vowed to throw a year-long party to mark the country’s 250th birthday — also referred to as the semiquincentennial — should he be elected to serve a second term of office next November.

“July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, with Trump promising a big celebration ‘for everything we’ve gone through.’

“The 77-year-old made the pledge on Saturday during a speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Conference in Washington, D.C.” …

Trump is showing leadership in trying to rally the country behind the flag. Not the Pride one. Not the BLM one. Not the Ukrainian one.

No, the real American flag.

[I don’t think this is an exclusive in the GOP field, but it’s definitely worth discussing. We need to stop the processes of “woke” division and regain the processes of unity. Both Trump and Ron DeSantis are making that a big part of their campaigns, and for that matter so is Tim Scott. It’s a good reminder from Don about the importance of this specifically applied to American patriotism and worth reading. FWIW, I was around for the bicentennial too, but found it more about crass commercialization. It took Reagan another four years to restore that kind of spirit. — Ed]