'Misquoted the Declaration': Outrage mounts over Trump's July 4 speech stumble
Source: Raw Story
July 5, 2026 8:42AM ET
President Donald Trump drew scorn from conservatives and liberals alike for a July 4 stumble that threw his patriotism, and his education, into question. Trump addressed the nation on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with stern, and inaccurate, words for his opponents.
"And as our Declaration of Independence tells us," Trump said, "we are all made in the image of one almighty god. And a communist will never say that." The video clip on X was quickly modified to include readers' added context. That message alerted viewers to the issue.
"The Declaration of Independence does not say 'we are all made in the image of one almighty god,'" the message reads. "It states that 'all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.'"
Viewers were quick to express their frustration with the president. "Nothing says 'I love America' like misquoting the Declaration of Independence on live TV and then pretending the fake quote proves everyone else hates the country," influencer Khary Penebaker wrote on X.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-declaration-of-independence-2677159406/?utm_source=superhead
Grokenstein
(6,473 posts)Or get Miller to do it, Miller is chomping at the bit to rewrite the whole thing and burn the original.
pfitz59
(13,062 posts)either the Declaration or Constitution. He is a very stypid man.
AZ8theist
(7,798 posts)

paleotn
(23,169 posts)mwmisses4289
(5,266 posts)paleotn
(23,169 posts)TommyT139
(2,556 posts)...And I bet she puts articles with pictures on top of the pile.
KS Toronado
(24,279 posts)Permanut
(8,752 posts)Haven't heard from Collins yet, but she may be concerned.
SSDD.
AZ8theist
(7,798 posts)Doesn't even rise to her Green level.......

doc03
(39,247 posts)MAGA would question what he says.
JoseBalow
(9,960 posts)What a dipshit
walkingman
(11,358 posts)If Trump wants to worship a God then how about going to a church, mosque, synagogue, or temple. He could even get his fat ass off the golf course and explore nature.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees religious freedom, and he needs to stop being such a hypocrite.
paleotn
(23,169 posts)Perhaps he feels he has to pander to them. While at the same time, he's driving off everyone else.
calimary
(91,626 posts)sop
(20,014 posts)Permanut
(8,752 posts)and that the Danbury Baptist letter of 1802 is just fake news by the libtards.
LetMyPeopleVote
(184,455 posts)Donald is just as familiar with the words in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as is with the words in the Bible: not at all.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-07-05T16:33:34.824Z
niyad
(135,620 posts)Into question??? We all KNOW that krasnov is a fucking traitor AND a completely ignorant lump. WHAT FUCKING QUESTION???
Wonder Why
(7,493 posts)Initech
(109,753 posts)Last edited Sun Jul 5, 2026, 09:56 PM - Edit history (1)
It's been 10 years of his bullshit. Nobody is outraged by anything he says anymore. We're just like "oh fuck it, just add it to the pile" at this point.
Karasu
(2,414 posts)Aussie105
(8,388 posts)Too confusing, and it would get in the way of his interpretation of what it may, or may not say.
It says what he says it does, ok?
MAGAts are ok with that. They haven't read it either.
Marcuse
(9,158 posts)LilElf70
(1,744 posts)continues to ignore the situation and do nothing about it. 4 more months.
orleans
(37,548 posts)throw his patriotism or education into question; liberals know that piece of shit is not patriotic and that he is very poorly educated (since he had everyone else taking his tests for him) which means he's a dumbass (or should i say dumass?)