July 06, 2026
What A Day
How to Be a Proud American In the Trump Era
In This Episode
America’s 250th birthday celebration on the National Mall had everything. Thunderstorms! Heat warnings! Flyovers! President Donald Trump giving a speech well after 11PM Eastern because of those aforementioned thunderstorms that forced attendees to find shelter! A speech where he ranted about… communism. So yeah, it was a strange Fourth of July — which makes sense, because the Trump administration has tried to make it… all about Trump.
And as much as Trump wants us to believe otherwise, he doesn’t define what it means to be an American. So to discuss patriotism, the Fourth of July, and where the country goes from here, we spoke with Symone Sanders Townsend, co-host of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” and the podcast “Clock It with Symone & Eugene.”
And in headlines: Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is accused of sexual assault, he has denied the allegation; Iran mourns the death of its supreme leader; and Trump may or may not have gotten a FIFA red card overturned.
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