Live: Trump celebrates the United States' 250th anniversary

Triple-digit temperatures in Washington, D.C., haven’t stopped members of a white nationalist group from marching through the nation’s capital while carrying U.S. and Confederate flags on the Fourth of July. Hundreds of members of the neo-fascist group Patriot Front gathered in D.C. chanting “reclaim America” as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary. The city’s Metropolitan Police Department hasn’t reported any arrests. Extreme heat forced organizers to cancel D.C.’s Independence Day, the latest disruption to America’s 250th anniversary celebrations after the Donald Trump-backed Great American State Fair temporarily closed over extreme heat. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok /   / independent   Instagram /   / the.independent   X (Twitter) /   / independent   Facebook /   / theindependentonline   Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations