President Donald Trump addressed a celebration marking America’s 250th birthday on the National Mall after a weather-related delay. The event had been temporarily evacuated earlier in the day.
The scheduled address was delayed due to inclement weather, according to abc_news. Breitbart reported that President Trump directed the Salute to America celebration on the National Mall to reopen its doors at 9:45 p.m. ET after the evacuation.
Breitbart stated that the event was initially evacuated Saturday evening because of the weather. Following the clearing of the storm, Trump instructed officials to allow attendees back into the venue. The address ultimately took place at 11:00 P.M., as scheduled following the reopening.
abc_news noted that during his speech, President Trump repeatedly touched on political topics. No further details regarding the specific content of those remarks were provided in the available sources.
No right-leaning sources reported on this story beyond the initial announcement of the event's reopening and rescheduled time.
The current status is that President Trump delivered his address after a weather delay and subsequent reopening of the National Mall to attendees.
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