ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA - JULY 03: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (right) waits to greet U.S. President Donald Trump on the tarmac on July 03, 2026 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Trump is holding a rally and fireworks show at Mount Rushmore, kicking off a weekend of 250th Independence Day celebrations across the country. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)