President Donald Trump announced his signing of the “1776 Commission” on Monday to promote patriotic education.
“Just signed an order to establish the 1776 Commission. We will stop the radical indoctrination of our students, and restore PATRIOTIC EDUCATION to our schools!” Trump tweeted.
Just signed an order to establish the 1776 Commission. We will stop the radical indoctrination of our students, and restore PATRIOTIC EDUCATION to our schools!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2020
n Trump’s executive order published by the White House, it says the commission’s purpose is to help young generations better understand the history and founding principles of the nation.
“The recent attacks on our founding have highlighted America’s history related to race,” the executive order stated. “These one-sided and divisive accounts too often ignore or fail to properly honor and recollect the great legacy of the American national experience ‑- our country’s valiant and successful effort to shake off the curse of slavery and to use the lessons of that struggle to guide our work toward equal rights for all citizens in the present.”
