Trump accuses those tearing down statues of wanting to 'overthrow the American Revolution'

The Hill ^ | 07 03 2020 | Tal Axelrod

[Texas Eagle]

They do.

[Vendome]

Their goal is tear down and burn our history and bring their new history and self idolizing power...

[lgjhn23]

“...Their goal is tear down and burn our history and bring their new history and self idolizing power...”

In other words: Destroy America.

[Real Cynic No More]

And they were and still are motivated by the one who campaigned to “fundamentally transform America”.

[AAABEST]

President Trump on Friday during a Fourth of July event at Mount Rushmore lambasted protesters calling for the removal of Confederate statues, accusing them of wanting to “overthrow the American Revolution”

YELLOW JOURNO ALERT

[tet68]

It’s not going to happen here and it’s up to every

American to stand up and stand strong or our way of

life will be stolen away!

Trump! 2020!

[JennysCool]

Notice how The Hill specifies “Confederate statues.” These people aren’t after just Confederate statues, and The Hill knows it.

[Paladin2]

The always hated Counter-revolutionaries.

[PA Presbyterian]

Trump’s speech was exactly what it should have been—defiant. But the whole event was marred by the choice of music. Do we have to have rock music for everything even a patriotic event celebrating American history and its heroes? And the absolution desecration of the Battle Hymn of the Republic at the end with some minor talent Air Force Band singer screeching it in a jazzed up, blues version? It’s a HYMN, not a nightclub piece. Absolutely disgusting! And the line is, “As He died to make men holy, let us DIE to make men free.”
DIED, not LIVED. Why are all modern renditions of the hymn not true to Julia Ward Howe’s original lyric? Why say lived and not died as she wrote the lyric. Why is it always changed? What arrogance!

[fhayek]

It's all about the youth. Simple Marxism. To tear down a country, you first tear down it's history. It's traditions. It's institutions. This is not exactly rocket science. It is amazing how little our young people do not know. It is stunning how much our young people think they know.

[oldplayer]

I listened to the speech. I do NOT remember Trump “lambasting” those that want to tear down “Confederate statues.” Did he lambast them specifically?

[convoter2016]

Christopher Columbus died long before there was a confederate state.

[RonnG]

Trump never once referenced “ confederate” statues. he doid mention Washington,Jeffereson, Lincoln and a few abolitionists.

[chiller]

The 3-4 minutes I saw looked and sounded magnificent. Important. Game-changing. Inspiring.

[chiller]

...and -—needless to say-— delivered flawlessly....

[SE Mom]

Imagine Christopher Columbus surprise to learn he was, in fact, a Confederate general!

[Varsity Flight]

Yes, Invaders.

[euram]

they take seriously 0bama saying “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for”.