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America the exceptional

By Washington Examiner
Published July 5, 2025 12:01am ET
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America the exceptional
Fireworks burst above the National Mall, and from left, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, late Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Vice President JD Vance’s speech in Munich may be the most important address by the second Trump administration so far.

Vance’s critiques of European illiberalism and intolerance were evidently true, and the reaction they elicited was telling and worth remembering as the United States begins its 250th year.

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