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Trump Visits Fort McHenry For Memorial Day 2020: Watch
On Memorial Day 2020, President Donald Trump spoke about patriotism and the Battle of Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, MD — President Donald Trump visited Fort McHenry, which he called a "noble fortress of American liberty," for a Memorial Day ceremony. The midday visit to Baltimore followed a Monday morning wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Trump recalled how soldiers "repelled a British invasion" during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
"They were larger than life itself. They were angels sent from above," Trump said of those who have lost their lives in service to the country then and in the centuries since.
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"Wherever the Stars and Stripes fly — at our schools, our churches, town halls, firehouses, and national monuments," Trump said, "it is made possible because there are extraordinary Americans who are willing to brave death so that we can live in freedom and live in peace."
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Trump came to Baltimore despite discouragement from Mayor Jack Young, who has placed the city and its residents under a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus.
Trump called the virus as an "invisible enemy" in a battle for which he said military members should be recognized for their sacrifice.
"In recent months, our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. Once more, the men and women of the United States military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger," Trump said. "Tens of thousands of service members and National Guardsmen are on the front lines of our war against this terrible virus — caring for patients, delivering critical supplies, and working night and day to safeguard our citizens."
Of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump said: "America will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights."
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— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 25, 2020
The last official visit Trump made to Baltimore was in September for the House Republican retreat.
Both visits prompted protests.
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