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Storms Evacuate Trump Rally, Guard Orders Exit, New Citizen Sworn

7/6/2026

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Severe storms forced the evacuation of President Donald Trump's Independence Day rally on the National Mall, prompting National Guard troops to order crowds to leave the exposed area.
Citizens celebrated with parades, tall-ship processions and aerial displays in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia despite the sweltering heat.
A naturalization ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon granted U.S. citizenship to Marine Stephen Kissi from Ghana on Independence Day.

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Severe storms forced the evacuation of President Donald Trump's Independence Day rally on the National Mall, prompting National Guard troops to order crowds to leave the exposed area.
Citizens celebrated with parades, tall-ship processions and aerial displays in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia despite the sweltering heat.
A naturalization ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon granted U.S. citizenship to Marine Stephen Kissi from Ghana on Independence Day.