{"id":42742,"date":"2025-05-26T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=42742"},"modified":"2025-05-26T22:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T03:45:18","slug":"trump-hits-biden-administration-in-memorial-day-address-that-was-a-long-and-hard-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=42742","title":{"rendered":"Trump hits Biden administration in Memorial Day address: \u2018That was a long and hard 4 years\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Trump\u2002<\/u><\/a>slammed the Biden administration during Monday\u2019s Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, saying he is \u201cfixing\u201d the country after \u201ca long and hard four years.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, after paying homage to the first casualties in the American Revolution during his speech, criticized the way the previous administration led the country and its handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. He did not mention former President Biden\u2002<\/u><\/a>by name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir valor gave us the freest, greatest and most noble republic ever to exist on the face of the earth, a republic that I am fixing after a long and hard four years. That was a hard four years we went through,\u201d Trump said during his 17-minute speech Monday as loud applause ensued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho would let that happen? People pouring through our borders, unchecked. People doing things that are indescribable and not for today to discuss, but the republic that is now doing so very well,\u201d the president added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commander in chief stated the United States is doing \u201cso very well right now considering the circumstances,\u201d and he predicted the nation will \u201cdo record setting better with time, we will do better than we\u2019ve ever done as a nation, better than ever before, I promise you that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump paid tribute to Gold Star families and thanked them for giving the country the \u201cbrightest light in your lives.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/strong>These are great families. These are wonderful families in the familiar laugh, no longer heard the empty space at Sunday dinner or the want of a hug or a pat on the back that will never come again,\u201d Trump said. \u201cEvery Gold Star family fights a battle long after the victory is won, and today, we lift you up, and we hold you high.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir sacrifice was for today, tomorrow and every morning thereafter, every child that lives in peace, every home that is filled with joy and love, every day the Republic stands is only possible because of those who did what had to be done when duty called and the cost was everything to them and to their families,\u201d the president told the crowd on Monday. \u201cOur debt to them is eternal, and it does not diminish with time. It only grows and grows and grows with each passing year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of the speech, Trump commended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for doing \u201creally well\u201d in his role, seemingly referring to his grueling confirmation process earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe went through a lot, didn\u2019t he, but he\u2019s doing really well. He\u2019s a tough cookie. That\u2019s what we want,\u201d the president said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president also mentioned the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Army and said the celebration will supersede the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, both major sporting events hosted by the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a great celebration, but most important of all is the 250th anniversary that blows everything away, including the World Cup and including the Olympics,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added, \u201cCan you imagine I missed that four years? And now look what I have. I have everything. Amazing, the way things work out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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