Trump Administration Releases ‘1776 Commission’ Report
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Trump’s 1776 Commission Critiques Liberalism in Report Derided by HistoriansThe White House on Monday released the report of the presidential 1776 Commission, a sweeping attack on liberal thought and activism that calls for a “patriotic education,” defends America’s founding against charges that it was tainted by slavery and likens progressivism to fascism.
President Trump formed the 18-member commission — which includes no professional historians but a number of conservative activists, politicians and intellectuals — in the heat of his re-election campaign in September, as he cast himself as a defender of traditional American heritage against “radical” liberals. Not previously...
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Trump's 1776 Commission defends nation's founding, compares progressivism to racismMembers of President Trump’s 1776 Commission are calling for “patriotic education that teaches the truth of America” and identifying “progressivism” and “racism and identity politics” among the challenges to America’s principles.
The commission, officially established by Trump in November, argues in a report released on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday that Americans must “stand up to the petty tyrants in every sphere who demand that we speak only of America’s sins while denying her greatness” while not “ignoring the faults in our past.”
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From the Right
Trump's 1776 Commission Releases 'Definitive' Founding of AmericaA commission formed by President Donald Trump to promote "patriotic education" issued its final report, criticizing how American students are taught about the country's formation, as well as the history of slavery and racial discrimination.
The 1776 Commission released a 45-page report Monday that offered "a definitive chronicle of the American founding," according to the White House.
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