President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE praised Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during his "Salute to America" speech on the National Mall on Thursday, in the midst of sustained public criticism of conditions for immigrants trying to cross the southern border.

"Our nation has always honored the heroes who serve our communities, first responders, police, sheriffs, ICE, Border Patrol and all of the brave men and women of law enforcement," Trump said in front of the Lincoln Memorial. "On this July Fourth, we pay special tribute to the military service members who laid down their lives for our nation."

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Trump's speech heavily praised the armed services, with Trump encouraging Americans to sign up for the military.

Trump also briefly mentioned Betsy Ross while detailing a roll call of influential Americans. Ross has been in the news this week due to Nike's decision to recall a pair of sneakers with the original Ross flag on them after Colin Kaepernick, whom the company sponsors, said it was associated with an era of slavery.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline The Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power MORE (R-Ky.) on Thursday tweeted out an image of the 13-star flag to mark Independence Day.