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U.S. President Donald Trump compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt during the dedication of the $450 million Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Medora, North Dakota, portraying the 26th president as a leader he has long admired
U.S. President Donald Trump compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt during the dedication of the $450 million Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Medora, North Dakota, portraying the 26th president as a leader he has long admired. The event, part of the nationwide America250 celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, featured a series of symbolic and theatrical displays. Trump made the trip aboard a refurbished Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that is set to serve as the new Air Force One before riding a red, white, and blue train in homage to Roosevelt's famous whistle-stop tours. Supporters greeted the president with chants of "Go, Trump!" and "USA! USA!" as he arrived. He later toured the new museum and held a symbolic conversation with a digitally animated hologram of Theodore Roosevelt. Trump said he asked the virtual Roosevelt about the Panama Canal, joking that he wanted to know whether it was Roosevelt's greatest achievement and how he would feel about the canal later being transferred to Panama. Speaking for…
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