Washington D.C. tied a record high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, as a brutal heat wave hit the East Coast. President Donald Trump's Freedom 250 rally was overshadowed by the scorching temperatures, which caused delays at the Great American State Fair and forced emergency workers to evaluate 51 people for heat-related issues, with a dozen hospitalized.
Comic duo The Good Liars — Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig — used the extreme heat to ask Trump supporters about climate change. Their latest video captures revealing responses from rally attendees.
Woman Claims Weather Was 'Manipulated'
When Stiefler asked one woman about the Independence Day scorcher, she responded, "The weather was manipulated." In a separate clip, the woman wearing a MAGA hat questioned, "If there's a climate change, why is the glacier still at National — the Glacier National Park?" Stiefler interjected, "There are so many fewer glaciers." She replied, "OK, but why is the glacier still there?"
Man Dismisses Hottest July 4th
Another man, when asked about his birthday coinciding with the "hottest July 4th in D.C. history," expressed his "love" for the fact before a military flyover interrupted. The man, wearing a cowboy hat and American flag-themed overalls with a water bottle in the pouch, shouted "America!" Stiefler said, "Look at that!" The man chirped back, "I know, right?" When Stiefler asked, "But shouldn't we be a little more worried about climate change or not?" the man responded, "No, I don't — why?" Stiefler remarked, "It's just the hottest July 4th in D.C. history." The man smirked and said, "So what?" while walking away.
Heat Wave as a Preview of Future Julys
The extreme heat caused delays for Trump's partisan pre-fireworks speech, which was postponed due to the threat of storms. Climate experts have warned that such conditions are not an anomaly but a preview of future Fourth of July celebrations. Michael Rawlins, associate director of the Climate System Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told NPR that the average number of heat waves has doubled in the U.S. since the 1980s, calling it "a preview."
