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TRUMP: "Other people wouldn't have done what he did... He never sat, he never rested. He just kept going." President Trump celebrates Teddy Roosevelt's legendary endurance, praising the former president for pushing through severe illness when many believed he wouldn't survive. "As America turns 250 years old, we look at this remarkable man. And we recall that with effort, determination and drive, there is nothing that Americans of competence cannot do. Nothing."

"The life of Theodore Roosevelt reminds us that Americans never give up." President Trump says Theodore Roosevelt's story still has something to teach America. Speaking ahead of the country's 250th year, Trump pointed to Roosevelt as an example of resilience, saying, "We don't give up." "He never stopped, never quit, never surrendered in pursuit of his dreams," Trump said as he outlined lessons from the 26th president's life.

President Trump says the U.S. never should have handed over the Panama Canal, warning that China is now trying to take control of the strategic waterway. "We're not going to let that happen." Speaking at the dedication of the Roosevelt Presidential Library, Trump criticized Panama for repeatedly raising canal transit fees while continuing to collect massive revenues and vowed the United States would not allow China to gain influence over the canal. "And that was not part of the script..." Trump joked after going off on the issue.

NEW: President Trump praised the 26th president during remarks at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, calling Roosevelt "very special." "That's the man who I have long admired. He's one of the few. I don't admire too many people, I have to tell you. It's not a lot of people out there." Trump then thanked the crowd, noting he won North Dakota with the most votes of any presidential candidate in the state's history. "I'm back in North Dakota because I won this state with the most votes in the history of the presidency. Thank you very much!"

President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cut the ribbon to officially open the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. During the ceremony, Theodore Roosevelt's Medal of Honor was presented alongside Congressional Medal of Honor Society President Britt Slabinski. The medal will remain on display at the library as part of its tribute to the 26th president. Roosevelt and his son, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., are the only father-son pair to both receive the Medal of Honor, and this marked the first time the two medals were displayed together.

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"Keep your nerve and remember the nation comes first." AI President Theodore Roosevelt gives President Trump a piece of timeless advice as the two exchange some words while Trump tours the new Roosevelt Library in North Dakota. "I appreciate those words... I just want to say it's an honor to be with you today," Trump responded to the former president.

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WATCH: President Trump’s trip through Medora, North Dakota, is getting a one-of-a-kind escort. @marthamaccallum tells @AmericaRpts there’s a patriotic energy in the heartland as President Trump makes his way to the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library riding in The Beast with an escort by the The Rough Riders. Watch the unique presidential procession through the Badlands.

JUST NOW: President Trump is greeted with "USA" chants from the North Dakota crowd as he steps off the Freedom 250 train to shake hands and meet with supporters en route to the Theodore Roosevelt library.

Love was literally in the air. Two masked climbers scaled the Empire State Building's transmission tower, unfurling a banner reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace" ... and then appeared to get engaged at the very top. Following a response of roughly 40 officers from the NYPD, the pair appeared to take down the banner and climb down to a lower platform. It is unclear how the couple were able to scale the building.

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BREAKING: Man appears to propose to woman at the top of the Empire State Building. The pair were earlier seen climbing the spire and holding a banner reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."

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BREAKING: Trump won't renew USMCA, will seek separate Canada, Mexico deals, admin official tells Fox News' @EdwardLawrence

JUST IN: President Trump arrives in North Dakota, marking his first trip aboard the new Air Force One.

BREAKING: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, holding a banner from the skyscraper's antenna reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace." As of now it's unclear how the pair reached the top of the building as police work to get them down from the spire, 1,454 feet above the ground.

BREAKING: Two people climb to the top of the Empire State Building spire holding flag reading "When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace"

NOW: VP Vance departs Virginia Beach after speaking to U.S. troops.

JUST IN: Vice President JD Vance delivers a powerful message of gratitude to United States service members, declaring that America's enemies respect the U.S. because they fear its military. "I've looked in the eye of a lot of bad guys, and those bad guys respect the United States because they fear you." "I want to say, as we get ready to celebrate 250 years of great American history, I want you all to know that that celebration belongs to you as much as it belongs to anybody in the United States of America."