So now people are digging up all the times that Democrats and other socialists visited Mount Rushmore and the media didn’t seem to care about the racist history of the monument:
In 2016, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny called Mount Rushmore a “monument to four great American Presidents”
Bernie Sanders said “this is our country at its very best,” called it an “incredible achievement,” and said it “really does make one very proud to be an American.” pic.twitter.com/YQ7ozKKICs
— Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) July 3, 2020
Hmm. Interesting.
Fascinating how CNN called Mount Rushmore “majestic” and “quite a sight” in 2008 when Obama visited, but now its a symbol of slavery and stolen landhttps://t.co/3sV1ZEfW9L https://t.co/GTIH9tzOim pic.twitter.com/5Vu6uQp4XS
— Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) July 3, 2020
Just wondering why @CNN and @MSNBC didn’t report how racist Mt Rushmore was when then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigned in SD. @realDonaldTrump @DemocratFed @DonaldJTrumpJr #political #RaceWar pic.twitter.com/HAiNYsT70b
— Black Canary (@BlackCa58774349) July 4, 2020
And Michelle Obama and her girls visited Mount Rushmore too. No protesters:
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, showed a hankering for history Wednesday during a brief visit to Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Then they showed a bit of a sweet tooth by stopping at the Turtle Town old-fashioned fudge and ice-cream shop in Keystone, where manager Deb Splinter served them ice cream and other treats.
“It was nice, really nice seeing her and the girls,” Splinter said at about 4:30 p.m., a few minutes after the Obamas and their security detail left the shop on Keystone’s main street. “We had fudge and ice cream, and we all sat and visited. The girls were very sweet.”
The Obamas arrived at the shop at about 3:45 p.m., following a visit to Mount Rushmore that restricted access to parts of the memorial and required visitors during that period to go through a security checkpoint where one officer wore a U.S. Secret Service shirt. The Obamas had flown into Ellsworth Air Force Base earlier in the day and rode in a gray Suburban that was part of a motorcade of about 10 vehicles.
Then again, to be fair, Trump is making a whole big thing about it, with a speech and fireworks. So there’s that. UPDATE: Since some readers are willfully misreading what I said, I want to clarify that I am NOT justifying anyone attacking the president. I was just merely pointing out that Democrats visited Mount Rushmore, and Trump had an event there. That was ALL I was doing. Geez people. Calm down.