# Washington Post Trashes Trump's Independence Day Fireworks?! | Guests: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna & Jonathan Turley | 7/2/26

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Podcast: [The Glenn Beck Program](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-glenn-beck-program-436520)
Published: 2026-07-02T18:03:00+00:00
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Rather than celebrating America’s 250th birthday, something historic that will never happen again, the Washington Post decided to publish an article attacking fireworks. Glenn shares what he felt when he walked through the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which was nearly empty, but farther down, thousands were gathered to watch a World Cup game. Glenn discusses how every American was born with rights they did nothing to earn and the dangers that come when the debt for those rights is someone else’s problem. Glenn outlines the history of the Declaration of Independence, which had intense secret debates, compromises, threats of death, and a betrayal. George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley joins to discuss the flawed SCOTUS decision to uphold birthright citizenship and what America can do next. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) joins to give the latest update on the SAVE America Act and weighs the chances of it passing. Glenn and Rep. Luna also discuss the prospects for a peace deal with Iran, the current status of negotiations, and the likeability of the Clintons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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