President Trump celebrated his just-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Thursday as “a declaration of independence from a national decline” while kicking off a year of events going into America’s 250th anniversary.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deliver a “spectacular” yearlong birthday party to mark 250 years of American independence. On Thursday, he will be in the U.S. heartland to kick off the patriotic festivities — and to celebrate the final passage of his sweeping tax cuts and spending package.

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver a patriotic speech in Iowa, kicking off America's year-long celebration of its 250th anniversary of independence in 2026.