The Latest: Trump asks people to lend their ears to speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Independence Day in Washington (all times local):
8:45 a.m.
President Donald Trump says he’ll “speak on behalf of our great Country” at his “Salute to America” Independence Day event in the nation’s capital.
Trump is set to give remarks in the evening at the Lincoln Memorial. He has ordered the Pentagon to stage military demonstrations, including a flyover of jets, helicopters and other aircraft.
Trump says there will be &