Charlie Kirk hails the state of Vermont for abolishing slavery in 1777, but Vermont was an independent republic until 1791 | Media Matters for America
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What Kirk didn't make clear is that Vermont declared independence from both the British Empire and the United States in January 1777, prior to abolishing slavery. Vermont didn't join the United States until 1791, eight years after the Revolutionary War.
Trump appoints 1776 Commission members in last-minute bid to advance 'patriotic education'
President Donald Trump is still trying to advance “patriotic education,” announcing 33 days before his departure from office his intent to appoint members of a 1776 Commission. . .
The commission is part of Trump’s defense against critical race theory and the 1619 Project, directed by The New York Times Magazine, which revisits the country’s history with a focus on slavery and Black Americans’ contributions. Trump has said he hopes to counter lessons that he believes divide Americans on race and slavery and teach students to “hate their own country.” . . . others to be appointed to the 18-member panel include activist Charlie Kirk, who founded the conservative campus group Turning Point USA...
Key context: Trump directed the commission’s creation via executive order last month to “better enable a rising generation to understand the history and principles of the founding of the United States in 1776 and to strive to form a more perfect Union.”
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Trump Signs Executive Order To Establish A 1776 Commission To Instill ‘Patriotic Education’
Key Facts
The executive order establishes a 20-person 1776 Commission under the Department of Education which will help the president promote what he calls “patriotic education.”
The commission will be responsible for tasks including delivering a report about the main principles of America’s founding story and supporting the government’s plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The executive order also requires federal agencies to prioritize federal resources for schools that prioritize “patriotic education” and to ensure that all schools receiving federal funds celebrate Constitution Day. . .
New York University professor Diane Silvers Ravitch, an education historian, wrote a blog post noting the federal government doesn’t have the authority to change school curriculum because it is up to the states. She claimed the president was trying to “whitewash” history.
The president did not mention the 1619 Project by name in his executive order, but alluded to it, writing that the “recent attacks” on the founding story have centered on race and slavery which he called “one-sided” and “divisive.”
The White House doubled down in a fact sheet about the order, claiming that “misconstrued” accounts of the nation’s founding story intend to portray America as a “systemically racist country” and that states, teachers and parents should be able to choose the curriculum.
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More > Trump Appoints Salem’s Charlie Kirk To 1776 Commission.
Salem Radio Network syndicated talk host Charlie Kirk has been appointed by President Donald Trump as a two-year member of the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission. Established by an executive order in early November, the White House initiative sets up a new advisory committee to create a “patriotic education,” to improve understanding of the history and principles of the founding of the United States.
"I'm incredibly honored to be named to the president's 1776 Commission alongside so many other patriots,” Kirk said in a press release issued Saturday by Salem. “Our nation's virtues and our accomplishments must be passed on to the next generation if it is going to survive into the future. I have devoted my life to that mission and I am beyond humbled to be able to continue doing so in this new role.”
Kirk’s show airs Mon.-Fri., noon-3p ET. He is also President & founder of Turning Point USA, an Illinois-based student organization whose stated mission is to “identify educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government.”
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