President Trump had one of the country’s first flags on stage with him for the Fourth of July celebration.
The flag dates “back to 1777. It bears the 13 stars and 13 stripes of the 13 states that declared independence on the Fourth of July,” he said.
He pointed to it on the side of the stage. “There it is. This was the flag that flew victorious at Saratoga, and these are the real deals.”
“These are flags that have seen a lot. These were the stars and stripes that flew triumphant when the British waved the white flag of surrender at Yorktown. That was a big surrender. Nobody thought that was possible.”
After Trump welcomes the grandchildren of Wild West figure “Buffalo Bill” Cody on stage, he notes that “they stand alongside one of the first American flags ever to fly over our expanding nation.
It was carried west just as Lewis and Clark began their journey in 1803.”
“We also have the first flag ever to fly over one of the greatest architectural feats of all time, I think, called the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the most beautiful bridges anywhere in the world, built a long time ago.
“To its right, the banner that flew atop our flagship after America’s navy sank the Spanish fleet to the bottom of Manila Bay, one of the greatest naval victories in history — much like our recent victory by sinking the entire Iranian Navy, 159 ships to the bottom of the sea, all done in just a moment’s time, happened very quickly.”
