(NPR) Trump Flouts Virus Rules, Warns Of 'New Far-Left Fascism' At Mount Rushmore Event

Trump Flouts Virus Rules, Warns Of 'New Far-Left Fascism' At Mount Rushmore Event

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, U.S., on Friday, July 3, 2020.



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Trump Flouts Virus Rules, Warns Of 'New Far-Left Fascism' At Mount Rushmore Event

In a speech on the eve of July Fourth, the president denounced protesters who call for the removal of Confederate statues and announced he would establish a National Garden Of American Heroes.