President Trump posted that Washington’s Independence Day celebration drew unprecedented crowds despite the heat. He praised the air show and said he will speak at the Lincoln Memorial at about 10 p.m. He added that the reflecting pool, which was previously vandalized, will be drained and repaired after the weekend.

Spring Airlines resumed direct Kaohsiung–Ningbo services on the 4th using an Airbus A320, operating one roundtrip weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Flight 9C8685 departs Ningbo Lishe Airport 15:30, arrives Kaohsiung 17:35; 9C8686 departs Kaohsiung 18:35, arrives Ningbo Lishe 20:35. Spring said previous travel between the cities required transfers and typically exceeded five hours; the direct service cuts one-way flight time to about two hours. Several mainland carriers have also been restoring cross-strait direct routes: China Eastern resumed Taichung–Chengdu from the 1st of this month, and Shandong Airlines expects to resume Taichung–Qingdao from the 23rd.

美国Axios记者称，若内塔尼亚胡造访白宫，这将是他自二月份在情况室与美国总统特朗普的戏剧性会晤以来的首次会面，当时，内塔尼亚胡提交了一份对伊朗开战的方案。