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Trump pledges to promote American 'patriotism' in schools as president
Source: The Guardian
Trump pledges to promote American 'patriotism' in schools as president
The Republican nominee said he would work with veterans’
group to ‘teach respect’ for the flag and pledge of allegiance
after anti-immigration speech
Dan Roberts in Cincinnati and Rory Carroll in Phoenix
Thursday 1 September 2016 16.29 BST
American schoolchildren will be taught greater respect for patriotic values, Donald Trump promised on Thursday, as he followed up his surprise trip to Mexico and key anti-immigration speech by stepping up his appeal to “Americanism”.
The Republican presidential candidate defied expectations that he would soften his stance on the issue on Wednesday night, when he returned to the US from a suprisingly conciliatory joint press conference with the Mexican president only to give a fiery speech vowing to deport millions of undocumented immigrants to a crowd in Arizona.
On Thursday morning he kept up this populist tone, telling an enthusiastic audience at the American Legion convention in Cincinnati: “We will stop apologising for America, and we will start celebrating America.”
A Trump administration, he said, would consult with the military veterans’ group to promote “pride and patriotism” in schools – “teaching respect” for the US flag and pledge of allegiance.
“That flag deserves respect, and I will work with American Legion to help to strengthen respect for our flag,” said Trump. “You see what’s happening. It’s very, very sad. And, by the way, we want young Americans to recite the pledge of allegiance.
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The Republican nominee said he would work with veterans’
group to ‘teach respect’ for the flag and pledge of allegiance
after anti-immigration speech
Dan Roberts in Cincinnati and Rory Carroll in Phoenix
Thursday 1 September 2016 16.29 BST
American schoolchildren will be taught greater respect for patriotic values, Donald Trump promised on Thursday, as he followed up his surprise trip to Mexico and key anti-immigration speech by stepping up his appeal to “Americanism”.
The Republican presidential candidate defied expectations that he would soften his stance on the issue on Wednesday night, when he returned to the US from a suprisingly conciliatory joint press conference with the Mexican president only to give a fiery speech vowing to deport millions of undocumented immigrants to a crowd in Arizona.
On Thursday morning he kept up this populist tone, telling an enthusiastic audience at the American Legion convention in Cincinnati: “We will stop apologising for America, and we will start celebrating America.”
A Trump administration, he said, would consult with the military veterans’ group to promote “pride and patriotism” in schools – “teaching respect” for the US flag and pledge of allegiance.
“That flag deserves respect, and I will work with American Legion to help to strengthen respect for our flag,” said Trump. “You see what’s happening. It’s very, very sad. And, by the way, we want young Americans to recite the pledge of allegiance.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/01/donald-trump-american-patriotism-schools-immigration
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