‘America is back’: Trump kicks off Great American State Fair with flyovers, patriotic National Mall speech

President Donald Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair Wednesday evening by touting America’s success under his leadership and likening his political movement to the American Revolution during remarks on the National Mall.

"Just like those patriots of 1776, over the past 17 months, we have taken power back from the far off political class," Trump told a crowd gathered in the nation’s capital for the opening ceremony. "They’re trying to gain it back, but it’s not going to happen.