Washington DC, July 5 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) announced that the celebrations of 250th anniversary of American independence would go unabated despite rain.

Trump brushed off a rain forecast, saying he would attend "no matter what" and urged supporters to "have some fun" despite possible delays.

The US Secret Service said that the screening area will reopen shortly.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social, "Storms bring luck to whatever the occasion. They also make events a little bit more exciting! We will wait it out, I don't care if it's 2:00 O'Clock in the morning, or in one hour from now. Looks like it is going to pass, they always do. I will be there no matter what, but the "what" usually turns out to be...