US President Donald Trump insisted on Saturday (local time) that he would go ahead with his Fourth of July speech even as a storm prompted an evacuation of the National Mall.“Storms bring good luck to any occasion. They also make events more exciting! We’ll wait, I don’t care if it’s 2:00 a.m. or an hour later. It seemed like everything would pass, they always did. I’ll be there no matter what, but “what” usually turns out to be a good thing,” the US president said on the Truth Society program.To further prove his case, he added: “It’s Saturday night and even though we’re out late tonight, we can still have fun. They said the talk is at 11:00. Who cares??? Remember two weeks ago when there was a 100% chance of heavy rain at the big UFC event, all week long, just minutes before the fight started.” Well, without missing a beat, the battle turned out to be one of the greatest in history and an event for the ages. Our great veterans, especially the old timers, many of them have been through the fires of hell, but that didn’t stop them. It won’t stop us either! I won’t let a rain stop our 250th anniversary. I will be leaving the White House soon. God bless America! “The move comes after the Secret Service suspended security checks on the National Mall ahead of Trump’s Independence Day speech, citing dangerous storms and urging attendees to seek shelter immediately.The Secret Service said in a post onHowever, they later assured that their venues would reopen soon. “The Secret Service security screening area will be reopening soon. All persons evacuated from the scene will be screened again. The Secret Service is working hard to make the screening as smooth as possible. Our baggage restrictions and prohibited items list remain unchanged. Stay tuned for program information. “Visitors waited for hours amid tight security and sweltering temperatures of 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) to enter the event. The record-breaking heat wave also forced the cancellation of numerous parades and other Independence Day events in the region.“This is just part of the agreement I signed,” Glen Solander, a 60-year-old software engineer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, said as he waited at a security checkpoint on Saturday afternoon, Reuters reported.Several participants shared their experiences during evacuation. NewsNation’s White House correspondent shared a video in which the announcement can be heard.Meanwhile, the agency also shared a list of designated shelter locations for attendees, including the Ronald Reagan Building, the Departments of Commerce, Agriculture and Education, the Internal Revenue Service Building, the Voice of America Building, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
