Patriotic devotion day
by digby
According to the Federal Register, Trump declared his inauguration day the “National Day of Patriotic Devotion.” Other presidents have similarly declared their inauguration days:
Obama’s was “National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation” and Bush’s was “National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving.” https://t.co/PajuDJUWr8— Jamie Lovegrove (@jslovegrove) January 23, 2017
This one’s got a slightly different character:
I think this says it better, personally
By next year we should be able to get some tanks and missile launchers in the streets to celebrate a yearly “Day of Patriotic Devotion” don’t you think?
What’s most bizarre about it is the arrogant assumption that everyone is on the same page and that we are in the midst of a huge upsurge in national pride. The opposite is true. I think I speak for millions, probably a majority, when I say that I have never been more embarrassed and ashamed to be an American.
Here’s Obama’s for contrast:
