Trump celebrates Navy's 250th anniversary, but says it's like one of his rallies
JOSH BOAK and BEN FINLEY
Associated Press
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch a naval sea power demonstration, part of the Navy's 250th anniversary celebration, aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Va.
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
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Sailors stand near a E-2 Hawkeye before President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
Steve Helber, Associated Press
President Donald Trump greets Cape. Matt Schliemann, commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk as he and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
NORFOLK, Va. — President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary — using his speech to praise both the Navy and himself.
President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch a naval sea power demonstration, part of the Navy's 250th anniversary celebration, aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Va.
President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
Sailors stand near a E-2 Hawkeye before President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.
President Donald Trump greets Cape. Matt Schliemann, commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk as he and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.