President Barack Obama delivered his weekly address Thursday, wishing Americans a happy Fourth of July and reflecting on the importance of the American Revolution of 1776.
“For the first of many times to come, America proved the doubters wrong,” Obama said of the nation’s first patriots. “And now, 237 years later, the United States, this improbable nation, is the greatest in the world.”
Obama also took a moment to thank the military, who he said played a “vital role” in protecting both the U.S. and countries around the world who are “living in peace today, free to write their own futures” thanks to America’s soldiers.
Watch Obama’s address below:
