WASHINGTON (ANP) - De viering van het 250-jarig bestaan van de Verenigde Staten is zaterdagavond lokale tijd afgesloten met een speech van president Donald Trump en een grote vuurwerkshow in hoofdstad Washington. De speech werd eerder op de avond uitgesteld vanwege zware onweersbuien.

"Ik wil iedereen bedanken, want ze hebben het juiste gedaan", zei Trump over de evacuatie van het terrein. "En ik zei, als ik voor één persoon moet speechen om 4 uur 's ochtends, dan ben ik er ook. We laten ons niet afschrikken."

De speech van Trump begon rond 23.00 uur lokale tijd op de National Mall. Hij had het onder meer over oorlogsoverwinningen tegen Iran en Venezuela, bedankte veteranen en beloofde de Verenigde Staten "naar een hoger niveau te tillen".

Trump beloofde van tevoren een "hele lange" toespraak te houden, maar hij was naar zijn maatstaven vrij kort, ongeveer 45 minuten. Na afloop begon een enorme vuurwerkshow, die een wereldrecord moet breken. Het vuurwerk duurde volgens CNN ook ongeveer 40 minuten.

Geert Wilders heeft opnieuw ophef veroorzaakt met harde opmerkingen over Marokkaanse voetbalfans. In reactie op beelden van feestvierende supporters suggereerde de PVV-leider dat “al die Marokkanen terug naar de woestijn” zouden moeten. De meeste feestvierders zijn Nederlanders, maar dat maakt extreem-rechts niet zoveel uit.

De uitlating past in een langer patroon van scherpe uitspraken van Wilders over Marokkanen en migratie, waarvoor hij in het verleden al is veroordeeld wegens groepsbelediging en het aanzetten tot discriminatie. Politici, maatschappelijke organisaties en Marokkaanse Nederlanders reageren verontwaardigd en waarschuwen voor verdere polarisatie, terwijl aanhangers van Wilders zijn opmerkingen verdedigen als gebruikmaken van de vrijheid van meningsuiting.

Hevig onweer heeft het grote Fourth of July-feest van president Donald Trump in Washington volledig ontregeld. Het evenemententerrein bij de National Mall werd kort voor Trumps toespraak wegens een officiële onweerswaarschuwing halsoverkop ontruimd, waarna urenlange chaos en paniek ontstonden. Beveiligers en politie kregen de menigte nauwelijks in beweging; sommige Trump-fans weigerden hun felbegeerde plek op te geven en floten de veiligheidsdiensten uit, terwijl de bliksem aan de horizon flitste. Een vals gerucht dat de evacuatie was afgeblazen zorgde zelfs voor een nieuwe stormloop richting het terrein. De autoriteiten stuurden bezoekers naar nabijgelegen musea, overheidsgebouwen en stations om te schuilen. Door de extreme hitte – rond de 35 graden – waren veel mensen al uren in de rij, wat de spanningen verder opvoerde. Trumps toespraak en het geplande vuurwerk begonnen pas met forse vertraging

Uren nadat het festivalterrein op de National Mall in Washington was ontruimd isTrump even na 23 uur (lokale tijd) alsnog aan zijn speech begonnen om stil te staan bij de 250ste verjaardag van de Verenigde Staten.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 05-07-2026 07:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 19.7°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 18.3°C / Max 21.4°C | Kans op neerslag 31%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 18.3°C, Max 21.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 31%, 🧭 1021.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: → 291°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 08:00: 20.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.8 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 311°
• 09:00: 20.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 23%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 318°
• 10:00: 21.4°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 53%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 293°
• 11:00: 20.7°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 76%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: → 290°
• 12:00: 20.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 88%, 🧭 1022.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 13:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 93%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.8 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 295°
• 14:00: 19.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 94%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.8 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 297°
• 15:00: 19.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 92%, 🧭 1022.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: → 291°
• 16:00: 19.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 85%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 293°
• 17:00: 19.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 73%, 🧭 1022.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: → 290°
• 18:00: 19.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 50%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 299°
• 19:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 21%, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 298°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• maandag 06 juli: Min 18.4°C, Max 26.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ↘️ -4.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: → 266°
• dinsdag 07 juli: Min 17.9°C, Max 24.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1015.3 hPa ↘️ -2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.9 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 299°
• woensdag 08 juli: Min 17.1°C, Max 24.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, 🧭 1020.5 hPa ↗️ +5.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.8 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 321°
• donderdag 09 juli: Min 17.5°C, Max 28.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1019.5 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ← 68°
• vrijdag 10 juli: Min 19.8°C, Max 29.3°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ↘️ -1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.0 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 60°
• zaterdag 11 juli: Min 22.2°C, Max 33.5°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1016.9 hPa ↘️ -1.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.7 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ← 94°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 19.7°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 19.2°C (-0.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 304°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 31.3 km/h (8.7 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 72%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:30 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 22:03

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 23 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 3.9 μg/m³
• PM10: 7.2 μg/m³

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Vandaag hebben we te maken met wolkenvelden, maar ook zal de zon af en toe te zien zijn. Het blijft nagenoeg overal droog. De temperatuur komt uit op een aangename 22 graden. De wind waait matig en komt uit het westen, windkracht 3 of 4. Kortom, een prima dag voor een wandeling of een fietstocht!

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