Trump's Patriotic 250 Speech, Illegal Haitian Truck Crash, Paul Pelosi Hit-and-Run: AM Update 7/6

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**Megyn Kelly** (0:23)
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Monday, July 6th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.

**Donald Trump** (0:29)
Americans won the West and built the modern world because America is a nation of winners. And today our country is winning again, and we're winning like never before.

**Megyn Kelly** (0:41)
Hundreds of thousands reportedly packing the National Mall to hear from President Trump on July 4th, braving the heat and weathering a delay brought on by severe thunderstorms.

**Josh Shapiro** (0:51)
He was a good man, and he was a good cop. And he was taken from us far too soon as he served our community.

**Megyn Kelly** (1:00)
The truck driver who fatally hit a state trooper along a Pennsylvania highway last week is revealed to be a Haitian national in the country illegally. Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, facing possible hit-and-run charges after a weekend crash in California's Napa Valley. And the wedding everyone spent two years talking about is officially in the books. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married in front of a thousand of their closest celebrity friends. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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President Donald Trump delivering a nearly 40-minute Fourth of July address stretching into the last few minutes of Saturday night after severe thunderstorms delayed the speech over 90 minutes. Speaking to thousands who braved the storms and then came back after the area was evacuated, President Trump saying our nation is, quote, doing better now than we've ever done before. Mr. Trump paying tribute to 56 men, he said, risked it all in 1776 by signing their names on the, quote, roster of freedom.

**Donald Trump** (3:01)
In Philadelphia, our founding fathers summoned the courage of giants and the wisdom of centuries to boldly proclaim these timeless truths. They declared that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with sacred, unalienable rights by the hand of our creator, and that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In signing their names to the roster of freedom, those 56 patriots put everything at risk, stepped onto the stage of destiny and seized a victory for the ages. And that's what it was, and this is an evening for the ages, I believe. From the beginning, we were a nation that lived by the motto victory or death and live free or die.
One out of every 100 Americans gave their lives in the fight for independence.

**Megyn Kelly** (3:59)
President Trump continuing through the history of our great nation, giving nods to legendary American figures like Teddy Roosevelt and Lewis and Clark.
Also mentioning amazing architectural and industrial feats, such as the Panama Canal. Calling America a nation of winners.

**Donald Trump** (4:16)
Americans won the West and built the modern world because America is a nation of winners. And today our country is winning again, and we're winning like never before.
Together, we are also reasserting the truth that American strength and power is not something to be ashamed of. But it is something that we are very, very proud of. This country has been the greatest force for peace and justice on earth. In the last century, we defeated tyrants, demolished evil, and saved freedom again and again and again.

**Megyn Kelly** (4:53)
Mr. Trump also honoring several people who are still living today. The Artemis II crew, veterans, and in a touching moment, Gold Star families.

**Donald Trump** (5:02)
We are honored to be joined by 11 Gold Star family members. The Gold Star family, that is one of the great tributes. It's one of the great honors, a tough honor. There's nothing tougher than that. But these are amazing people. Thank you very much.