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DonViejo

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Thu Jul 11, 2019, 09:51 AM Jul 2019

Trump revisits Pledge of Allegiance controversy: People are 'sick & tired' of 'stupidity and... [View all]

Source: The Hill

Trump revisits Pledge of Allegiance controversy: People are 'sick and tired' of 'stupidity and disloyalty'

BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 07/11/19 09:27 AM EDT

President Trump on Thursday returned to the debate over the Pledge of Allegiance in a Minnesota city, saying the practice is "under siege."




A group of protestors gathered outside the city council building in St. Paul, Minn. on Monday to demand the Pledge of Allegiance be restored as a requirement at council meetings, the Pioneer Press in St. Paul reported.

The session they protested was meant to re-address the council’s unanimous decision to drop the pledge requirement from meetings.

Trump in a tweet earlier this week called the protestors "patriots."

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/452574-trump-eyes-pledge-of-allegiance-controversy-in-minnesota-people-are
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Dude, Minnesota gave us Al Franken and Amy Klobatur. no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #1
To hell with abiding by the SCOTUS, Constitution, or Congress!!!! Freethinker65 Jul 2019 #2
Patriots? Non-citizens do not have to honor the flag. keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #3
She's actually a citizen. eggplant Jul 2019 #9
Actually this is so true PatSeg Jul 2019 #4
Focus on surfaces and symbols, ignore depth and substance. mwb970 Jul 2019 #5
Well, what else do conservatives have to offer? Yavin4 Jul 2019 #6
He is right about people being sick and tired of stupidity and disloyalty dustyscamp Jul 2019 #7
Says the personification of stupidity and disloyalty. dalton99a Jul 2019 #8
I demand that Trump and everyone in his administration say the Pledge before every meeting. subterranean Jul 2019 #10
Patriotism is the last refuge BlueIdaho Jul 2019 #11
As soon as the U.S. ceases to be a rogue superpower-- Alkene Jul 2019 #12
I'm sick and tired of the fake patriotic bullshit coming from the right. Initech Jul 2019 #13
The last refuge of a scoundrel. dchill Jul 2019 #14
Fo sho! Initech Jul 2019 #15
Loyalty to the Constitution? Nope. truthisfreedom Jul 2019 #16
this reply nails it Skittles Jul 2019 #17
The old gaslighter is still at it Norbert Jul 2019 #18
The "Pledge," like the flag are merely symbols, nothing more. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #19
EFF YOU, TRAITOR ! ! ! trusty elf Jul 2019 #20
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