Former United States (US) President, Bill Clinton has used America's 250th Independence Day anniversary to deliver a sharp rebuke of the country's current political direction.
Clinton warned that democratic institutions face serious threats even as the nation marks a historic milestone.
In a statement released on 4 July 2026, Clinton acknowledged the importance of the occasion, 250 years since the Founders declared a new nation rooted in equality, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, before turning to what he described as a period of deep division and renewed danger to American democracy.
Without naming President Donald Trump directly, Clinton made clear who he held responsible.
"The people in charge have unleashed masked agents on American communities to seize people from their homes, workplaces, and the street.
"They have started an unconstitutional war on a whim, with no clear objectives or exit strategy, and zero regard for the consequences to the lives of millions of people around the world," he wrote.
He went further, accusing those in power of weaponising government to settle personal scores, suppress free speech and enrich themselves and their allies.
"With the help of lifetime appointees to the Supreme Court and a compliant Congress, they have weaponized government to settle personal scores, prosecute enemies, stamp out free speech, and made the federal government a new profit center for themselves and their allies.
"Their New Deal is socialism for the super-rich (and their own enrichment) even if it means increasing poverty, inequality, and illness at home and around the world," Clinton said.
He also accused the current administration of attempting to rewrite history by banning books and selecting military leaders based on political loyalty rather than competence.
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Nonetheless, Clinton portrayed the moment as one America had faced before.
Tracing the country's journey from the Civil War through the civil rights era and into the information age, he argued that at every major turning point, America had chosen inclusion over division.
"Our Founders were wise when they gave us our mission to form a more perfect union. They knew America would never be perfect but could always be better," he wrote.
Drawing on that history, he displayed confidence that the country could find its way again.
"There is still nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what's right with America," he said.
The Former President pointed to ordinary citizens voting, volunteering, donating and serving their communities as evidence of the nation's enduring strength.
He closed with a direct appeal to Americans to meditate on their role in preserving the democracy they had inherited.
"So today, celebrate the miracle that has brought us this far. I know I will, because I love my country so much.
"Then tomorrow, wake up, and ask yourself what part you will play to keep making our union more perfect by keeping our country in the future business.
"We owe that much to those who struggled and sacrificed to bring us this far, and to our children and grandchildren who soon will inherit that future," he wrote.
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