President Donald Trump said on Monday that his Fourth of July “Salute to America” event was a “tremendous success” and he plans to hold the celebration every year “for the foreseeable future.”

Trump said his holiday address — which was accompanied by displays of military power — was “something really special” during remarks at the White House.

“Standing on the steps of the great Lincoln Memorial and looking out on the crowds, these incredible big beautiful crowds, braving the weather all the way back to the Washington Monument, we celebrated freedom and all of its magnificence, while saluting our great military,” Trump said about the event.

“Based on its tremendous success, we’ve made the decision to do it again next year, and maybe, we can say, for the foreseeable future.”

The Independence Day address was the first by a president on the Mall since President Harry Truman spoke there during the Korean War in 1951.

The president recounted episodes from the Revolutionary and Civil wars, as well as the suffragette and civil rights movements.