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President Donald Trump vowed Saturday night that the 250th American birthday celebration in the nation’s capital would proceed despite strong storms that forced a temporary evacuation of the National Mall.
"Storms bring luck to whatever the occasion. They also make events a little bit more exciting! We will wait it out, I don’t care if it’s 2:00 O’Clock in the morning, or in one hour from now," Trump wrote on his social media account. "Looks like it is going to pass, they always do.
"I will be there no matter what, but the “what” usually turns out to be a good thing. It’s Saturday night, LETS HAVE SOME FUN, even if we are out late tonight. They say 11:00 O’Clock for the speech. Who cares???"
Earlier, a line of strong thunderstorms rumbled through the nation’s capital, forcing thousands of July 4th revelers to evacuate the National Mall and delaying Trump’s speech and historic fireworks display with a planned 850,000 shells.
Tens of thousands who had gathered on the Mall for the "Salute to America" events were ordered to evacuate but remained ready to party when the weather cleared.
“The safety of our guests, performers, and staff is our top priority. Due to approaching severe storms, Freedom 250, United States Secret Service, United States Park Police, National Park Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and all public safety partners are asking all guests to evacuate event grounds and seek temporary shelter in a nearby building," Freedom 250 spokesperson Danielle Alvarez said.
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