Love of country? Or a political stunt? Trump holiday speech divides Americans


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  • Friday, 05 Jul 2019

President Donald Trump concludes his remarks while First Lady Melania Trump applauds as they welcome military families who have gathered for a Fourth of July picnic on the South Lawn of the White House prior to a fireworks display, in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jan Shairrick and two friends drove more than a thousand miles from southern Arkansas to join President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" Independence Day celebrations in Washington.

Some residents of the capital, however, stayed well away from the nearby festivities for fear of being wrongly identified as Trump supporters.

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