Proclaims May 1 as 'Loyalty Day'

[struggle4progress]

President Donald Trump on Friday proclaimed May 1 as 'Loyalty Day' ...

Trump called on Americans to observe this day with ceremonies .. reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. He also called upon all government officials to display the flag of the United States on all government buildings and grounds on May 1.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/28/trump-proclaims-may-1-as-loyalty-day.html

[rzemanfl]

1. Oh fuck off Donald. n/t

[Achilleaze]

2. since republican Comrade Casino is loyal to the russian mob scum who hold his debt

and who perpetrated ACTS OF WAR* on the USA to steal the election for the republicans, being loyal to America and American democracy can only mean #resist the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief and his Cabal of KGOP Cronies.



* per dick cheney

[NastyRiffraff]

3. I guess this is supposed to distract us

from his anti-democracy statements about how bad the judiciary, Congress's "archaic rules," and the media are.

Is he going to hold a big rally at Mar-a-Lago?

[Eugene]

4. Loyalty Day has been around since the 1920's Red Scare.

It has been an official but obscure observance since 1958.

If You're Freaking Out About President Trump Declaring Loyalty Day, Have a Seat (Esquire)

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a54807/trump-loyalty-day/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day



Of course, Trump would never miss an opportunity for cheap theatrics.

[world wide wally]

5. If we had any actual patriots with any power in this country, Turmp's ass would be in jail