Trump Vows to Vanquish and Exile Communists in Pre-July 4th Mount Rushmore Speech

What was said

"We resolve and swear for all to hear that the citizens of the United States of America will vanquish communism quickly. Don't let them take too much of your time. You know they're wasting your time, don't you? But we're not going to let them take too long or too much of our time as they play their games and send them into exile."

At a Mount Rushmore speech on July 3rd, President Trump called for exiling political opponents he labeled as communists, stating Americans would "vanquish communism quickly" and "send them quickly away." The speech departed from traditional presidential July 4th addresses that typically emphasize national unity. Trump characterized political opposition as a choice between loyalty to Karl Marx or America, stating "You can be a communist or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both."