” Now we pay tribute to the decades of black legends, champions, and warriors that made sure to help push our nation forth to greatness”, Trump told the audience on Thursday. ” You truly are great”.
Former US president Joe Biden‘s approach to civilization was criticized by Trump as he argued that he had focused too much on slavery more than freedom.
” We recognize the unquestionable part that black Americans have always played in the eternal cause of another day, 1776,” he said,” but the last administration attempted to reduce all of American story to a single season, 1619.”
Trump entered the East Room after two hours late, and he was greeted with” We love you” yells.
Woods initially declined his invitation to speak before remarking that it was” a great honor” to be at the White House while wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom that Trump gave him in 2019.
” Tiger Woods, he’s an amazing man and an outstanding athlete, incredible person”, Trump said.
Thursday’s event, originally scheduled for last week before it was postponed because of inclement weather, was attended by black Trump supporters including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. John James (R-MI ), U. S. ambassador to the Bahamas nominee Herschel Walker, and Alice Johnson, whom , he pardoned , in 2020 after calls from reality TV star and prison reform advocate Kim Kardashian.
In addition to a National Garden of American Heroes, Trump announced Johnson would become his “pardon czar”, promising to regard her advice.
” I’m truly proud to say that there are now more black Republican serving in the United States House than there have been since 1870,” he continued. ” That’s a long time”.
Other friends included former ESPN number Sage Steele, former NFL player Jack Brewer, and music stars Kodak Black, Lil Boosie, and Rod Wave. When Trump asked Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla to make some comment after his function on the COVID-19 vaccination, he received a boo.
Although he did not win the socioeconomic, Trump’s dark support was key to his affecting of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her 2024 rival, former Vice President Kamala Harris.
According to Trump,” we received more votes from dark Americans than any Republican leader possibly,” according to Trump. The black ballot has been cited as one of the main reasons I’m now leader, and I always enjoy it.
Trump increased his black support from 8 % in 2016 and 2020 to 13 % last year, according to CNN exit polls. The same trend was evident among Latino voters, from 28 % in 2016 and 32 % in 2020 to 45 % four years later.
” Should I move afterwards, you tell me”? Trump yelled” Four more years” to slogans. ” There’s your discussion right it”.
Despite signing his” Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing” professional get a year earlier, Trump issued a statement to indicate Black History Month on the final day of next month.
” This National , Black , History , Month, as America prepares to enter a traditional Golden Age, I want to extend my great gratitude to , black , Americans for all they have done to bring us to this moment, and for the many potential efforts they will make as we advance into a future of unlimited possibility under my Administration”, Trump wrote in the statement.
The proclamation also encouraged “public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United , States to observe this , month , with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities”.
The executive order, which directed the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget to end all so-called “discriminatory” federal programs with the assistance of the attorney general and the director of the Office of Personnel Management, appeared to conflict with the proclamation.
The OPM distributed a memo to department and agency heads instructing them to end their DEI programs and place their DEI staff on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. the following day.
” These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination”, the memo reads.
Additionally, OPM officials instructed the heads to inform them to report “if they learn of any attempts to conceal these programs using cliched or inaccurate language.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued guidance to his staff under the heading” Identity Months Dead at Do D” a week later.
In his memo, Hegseth underscored how “unity and purpose” are “instrumental” to the Pentagon meeting its warfighting mission.
” Going forward, DoD Components and Military Departments will not use official resources, to include man-hours, to host celebrations or events related to cultural awareness months”, Hegseth wrote.
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The former Fox News TV host specifically named Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Pride Month, and National Hispanic Heritage Month as examples.
Private companies, executives of which are seeking to improve their relationships with the new administration, have adopted similar policies, including Google, which removed Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and Pride Month from its calendar.
