I suspect that if a poll was taken, there would be overwhelming support for Mt. Rushmore, and the DNC knows it
Dems tweet then delete post linking Trump’s Mt. Rushmore event to ‘glorifying white supremacy’
The Democrats, the official Twitter account of the Democratic National Committee, raised eyebrows on Monday night for accusing President Trump of “glorifying white supremacy” after he scheduled a Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore.
Trump is set to attend a fireworks display at the iconic landmark that honors George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
But a tweet from the Democrats’ official Twitter page took issue with the president for holding the event there and shared a link to an article published by The Guardian last week about the criticism he has received from the Native American community.
“Trump has disrespected Native communities time and again,” The Democrats wrote. “He’s attempted to limit their voting rights and blocked critical pandemic relief. Now he’s holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at Mount Rushmore- a region once sacred to tribal communities.”
Critics pounded the Democrats for the tweet, which has since been deleted.
“Would be curious to hear @TheDemocrats explain what part of shooting off fireworks at Mt. Rushmore for the 4th of July “glorifies white supremacy”. The fireworks? Mt. Rushmore itself? The 4th of July?” GOP pollster Logan Dobson asked. “Like I think I know what they’re implying here, and the tweet was obviously designed to tell their base something, but it would be really instructive if they were actually made to answer the question.”
And it looks like this (via Twitchy)
June 29, 2020, 9:57 PM ET
The moment the Democrat Party attacked Mount Rushmore, which features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, as a symbol of white supremacy. pic.twitter.com/0jUipkcB2h
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) June 30, 2020
That Guardian article (yup, the uber-leftist UK Guardian) literally names one specific person who has an issue, despite saying a bunch of Indian tribes have issues. That’s all they could find: one.
While some activists, like Tilsen, want to see the monument removed altogether and the Black Hills region returned to the Lakota, others have called for a share in the economic benefits from the region and the tourists it attracts.
Tilsen is the one mentioned. The rest seem to want some of the cash from it. On that, we should. Anyhow, I’m guessing the DNC decided that this was not the hill they wanted to die on, one with some of our greatest presidents. Destroying Mt. Rushmore probably doesn’t poll well, including with your average Democrat voter, who’s probably being turned off by all this cancel culture crap.
BTW, don’t forget that there are calls to terminate the UK Guardian due to its links to slavery and anti-Lincoln propaganda.
