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At that event celebrating the fourth of july. Saying, there are plenty of reasons to be proud to be an american. [video clip] the most important day in the history of nations, july 4, 1776. Americanwords, every heart should swell with pride prime a with pride. Every American Family should cheer with delight and every American Patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world. And it will soon be greater than ever before. [applause] our founders launched not only a revolution in government but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of america and no people have done more to promote Human Progress than the citizens of our great nation. It was made possible by patriots who gathered in philadelphia and signed the declaration of independence. [applause] they enshrined a divine truth that changed the world forever when they said all men are created equal. These immortal words set in motion the unstoppable march of freedom. Our founders boldly declared that we are all endowed with the same divine rights given us by our creator in heaven and that which god has given us we will allow no one ever to take away ever. Host President Trump last night at Mount Rushmore. Here are some of the headlines from this morning from different sides of the political spectrum. First are from the conservative side, breitbart Mount Rushmore will stand forever, quoting the president. Celebration,ds defends america from woke mob, cancel culture equals totalitarianism. From newsmax, the headline at Mount Rushmore trump rebukes merciless campaign to wipe out our history. From the liberal side, from the huffington post, president pathetic at rushmore as covid cases climb. The daily news with their front page happy fourth . This morning, we are asking you simply whether you are proud to be an american . The lines are split up regionally. 202 7488000 if you are in the eastern or central time zones, 202 7488001 if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones. We will be having this discussion throughout the three hours of our program. Go ahead and start calling in. Maria is first out of atlanta, georgia. Good morning. Caller good morning. I am not proud to be an american. I am 50 years old and i dont think theres anything proud to be american about. People say this is the greatest country, which i do not believe. It is such a beautiful country. The only thing i see beautiful is some genuinely kind people. I do not see nothing nice about america at all. Host when was the last time you were proud to be an american . Caller when was the last time i was proud to be american . Never. Once i started learning my history and stuff, i dont see anything nice. I know history. My father taught us a lot. Go ahead, finish her statement. Your statement. Caller people say if you dont like this country, why dont you leave . If i had the money, i would leave this country. We got a stimulus paycheck. Other countries gave their people way more money. Theres nothing nice about america. Host where would you go if you could leave . Caller canada, the netherlands, they get Free Health Care and Free Education and they get four days out of the week they work. I would not live here. I love the genuine, kind people and the beautiful nature. Host social circle, georgia. This is orlando. Good morning. Are you proud to be an american . Caller i will always be proud to be an american because i was born here and it is a nation of immigrants but we just got a few problems we need to work out and it has got a lot of people confused because the people in power like donald trump, bill gates, warren buffett, they have sucked money out of the economy, increased their profits every year and left the working people without a dime or a quarter and it turned them into hungry dogs. That is what they did. They turned them into hungry dogs because they increased their profits and it sucked the economy dry. Now you have corrupt people in high places judges, Police Officers, most of them have become corrupt. When you give them these life term positions, they become corrupt. You said we have problems we need to fix are we moving toward fixing those problems or getting farther away . Caller we are going to fix them. The majority of americans are good people. It is not a white or black thing. It never has been. Pushedbeen politically towards that way to keep people confused, but people are going to wise up and people have to pull together as black, white, asians, all of the Different Countries are in america and we will pull together and get some of these people out of office, out of the court rooms, and we will band together and be united again. Orlando inis georgia. Host mark in massachusetts this morning. Are you proud to be an american . Caller good morning. Happy fourth of july. I am proud to be an american but i am not too proud of one of my fellow american citizens. I am disappointed in the president and i think he is pathetic and i think the Republican Party is pathetic. I am tired of the republicans and their ilk calling themselves conservatives because they are not conservatives. They create all this mess, all this turmoil. Trump is the worst thing that has happened to america since john wilkes booth. Thank you. Host randy, palm springs , california. Youre next. Caller i am not proud at the moment to be an american. I am really disappointed by what is going on in this country. I am an older gentleman 66. I really am the covid crisis, this is all trumps fault. Trump created all these problems. For 64 years prior to trump coming in, we were moving along, getting somewhere with this country. We were trying to heal it. Now, with trump there, it has opened the scab. Which may be a good thing. All this inequity and financial healems might be able to because trump will be gone. I have a feeling that people want something and we will get it hopefully if trump will leave in november. I just hope it leaves. He leaves. That is my biggest fear right now. He is a hatemonger and a racist and a bigot and every time i see him on tv, i just want to shout. He boils my blood. Host a few comments already from our Text Message Service and from social media. This is bill on twitter saying, i am proud to be an american. I am ashamed to be an american in trumps america. This will be a recurring theme of the calls this morning on washington journal. This from nathan in new jersey. Routevent was very nice the event at Mount Rushmore was very nice, but look at the native American People taken off their land to make room for Mount Rushmore. We need to atone for it. False pride is more than claiming you have bone spurs. John in ohio saying, i am proud of america, the greatest nation of the world. Praise god for our country. A few of the comments from social media and from our Text Message Service this morning or you can call in. Phone lines are split up regionally this morning. 202 7488000 if you are in the eastern or central time zones, 202 7488001 if you are in the pacific or Mountain Time zones. We mentioned it trump at Mount Rushmore. The breitbart wrapup noted President Trumps creation of a garden to american heroes. Talkingthe president about what that National Garden would mean and who would be in it. Vested inhe authority me as the president of the United States, i am announcing the creation of a new monument to the giants of our past. I am signing an executive order to establish the National Garden of american heroes, a vast outdoor park that will feature the statues of the greatest americans to ever live. [applause] from this night and from this place, let us go forward united in our purpose and rededicated in our resolve. We will raise the next generation of American Patriots. We will write the next thrilling chapter of the american adventure and we will teach our children to know that they live in a land of legends, that nothing can stop them, and that no one can hold them down. [applause] they will know that in america you can do anything, you can be anything, and together we can achieve anything. Host President Trump last night at Mount Rushmore. In the executive order, the president calling for that National Garden to be open to the public prior to the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence six years from today. The president also including names of statues that should be included in that garden. Here are a few. The National Garden should be composed of statues including statues of susan b. Anthony, clara barton, daniel boone, henry clay, davey crockett, frederick douglass, amelia earhart, biz ben franklin, billy graham, alexander hamilton, thomas jefferson, Martin Luther king, abraham lincoln, douglas macarthur, dolly madison, james madison, Ronald Reagan, jackie robinson, antonin scalia,. Beecher stowe, harriet tubman, booker t. Washington, and orval and Wilbur Wright. Those names specifically mentioned in the president s executive order. The question, are you proud to be an american . Ryan, phoenix. You are next. Caller i am proud to be an american. It is a good nation. We have a lot of good things going for us. I was enjoying the National Parks yesterday. We need to come together. I agree President Trump could do a better job to unite us, but we all need to come together and help one another and everyone have a good, happy fourth of july. Host what does the president do that is very good . Caller i admire that he is proud to be an american. We have our sins of the past like all countries. You cannot hold 2020 to the same standards of 1770. Our past is flawed. All nations have fought for land, there have been conquerors. We need to make some more amends maybe, but we are a great country and we need to celebrate our country and we may need to make some amends and apologize for some things but we know we are a great country, especially in the last few decades we have done a lot of things for people, other countries. Humankind in general. You cannot name a country that has done a better job. Host would you call america still the greatest country in the world . Caller i think so. It is definitely one of them. There are some good countries in western europe. And some other good countries. We have some great freedoms, tons of places to see, good people. I think we are still doing good. There is always room for improvement, like that gentleman said. We are overworked. But we have a lot of things going for us. Host this question about whether america is the greatest country in the world. Another polling question often asked. Usa today and suffix with that question. One third of those surveyed, some 32 called the usa the greatest country in the world. 28 said one of the greatest e. , a majority, asserting american greatness. 12 surveyed said the u. S. Was an average country. 3 said it was one of the worst countries in the world. Back to your phone calls. Melissa, bradford, pennsylvania. Are you proud to be an american . Go ahead. Caller i am very proud to be an american. You need to leave race, politics, and religion out of it and remember right from wrong. What we are doing as a society is embarrassing. It is truly embarrassing. I am all long line history of the military and my ancestors are rolling in their grave, but i am proud to be american. But the nonsense needs to stop. All you need to do is be nice. It is that simple. Host what is the nonsense . Caller the rioting, the looting, the ugliness, the be mean to the blacks, being mean to the indigenous native americans, which i am. I am part swede. I am part indian. The moral of the story is we need to learn to be nice. Right now, i am a little embarrassed quite frankly. Host are our political leaders helping americans learn to be nice . Caller is that a trick question . [laughter] host no, are we getting leadership on that front . Caller i think trump is doing the best he can with what he has to work with. Host this is fernando out of studio city, california. Caller good morning. I have got to tell you that i am proud to be an american. Americans just simply i know we are many ethnicities here in this country. We just have to leave the past behind. Hi, how are you . Host when you say leave the past behind, what do you mean . Caller there were failures in our system. There is no perfect system. We just have to get past that and simply unify ourselves. Become a nation of humans that really embrace what this country is all about. This country is an amazing place. People take it for granted. They do not realize. I am in my 60s and i have got to tell you, i have been through a trend of things in this country and i have never seen anything like present. I just dont get it, why humans just want to take an abandoned tradition and try to recreate something. Sure, we can bring change but we can bring it in a civilized way. We dont necessarily have to take and destroy everything around us. We have to embrace everything around us because we are the greatest country on earth. I really believe that. Host fernando in california. Tte out ofnet ane orlando. Caller good morning. Yes, i am proud to be an american. I was raised as a military army brat. I got to go to germany where my mother went through hell as a 12yearold emigrating from another country back to germany because my oppa had to fight with hitler and my father was stationed in stu garten stuggart, germany. He married my mother and now i have a grandson who is black, german, American Indian. He is a mix. He is diversified like this country is. Host the question a few people have brought up is are we still the greatest country in the world . Where do you think we stand in comparison to other countries . Caller yes, we are the greatest country. The people i have noticed who do not realize that have not been outside of their general area. They were raised in one space with one point of knowledge. They do not know their history. They are not teaching history. Now these people are trying to destroy our country by taking down the history. If they take down the history, then history will continue to repeat itself. Host have you talked to your grandson about the black lives Matter Movement and what has been happening in cities around this country . Caller no, he is only two years old. I am hoping and praying to god that this country turns around and stands for what our forefathers believed in bringing people together. That is why we are so diversified. There is one side that is trying to destroy our country by keeping them in a mindset that they will take care of them, ok . They are never going to get out of their little home that they never come out of. I believe that all of our high school students, before they graduate from high school, should have to go to a third world country and see how it is there. And i think it would change their mindset of how they have been raised. Host that is out of orlando, florida. We are spending this fourth of july asking whether you are proud to be an american. We are splitting up the phone lines regionally. I want to show you some of the members of congress who spoke on floor thisnd senate week about the ideals of america. This is democratic senator cory booker of new jersey on the floor recently calling on america to live up to her ideals when it comes to addressing systemic racism. Is not just the absence of violence. Peace is not just the absence of violence. It is the presence of justice. This unjust cycle in our country that we seem to be stuck in that makes the names of children like tamir rice household names, it is connected with a violence that is pervasive in our nation, that demands all of us to speak out against with the same fervor as those condemning violence in our country today. To fail to do that leaves us in a state of imbalance. That leaves us far from the beloved community we need to somehow find. We need to find a way out of that cycle. There is violence in our nation. We are still a nation where a persons race is the single biggest factor in whether they live near a toxic site or not. Ask a mother of a child who drank lead water for months and months and had their brain permanently damaged if that is not violence . To not have access to quality care ask the woman who lost her child because of a lack of prenatal care. Black Mueller Report times more likely to die in childbirth isask a black mother who four more times likely to die in childbirth if this is not violence. It is a violence we see in our criminal Justice System, to environmental injustice, to the denial, as one author says, of the savage inequalities in our education systems. It is why so many black americans scream out to do you see me . I do not have your equal justice under law. Do you see me . I matter. Black lives matter. Black bodies matter. America, i love you, do you see me . Do you know my experiences . Do you see the feelings failings of our ideals . Host senator cory booker of new jersey on the senate floor recently. This morning we are asking you are you proud to be an american . Phone lines are split up regionally for you to call in as we take your calls and also letting you know about events today in washington. Cspan covered the president s event last night at Mount Rushmore. The Independence Day weekend events continued tonight with the president s salute to america event. We will include the blue angels and thunderbirds flyover of the National Mall, including planes, as well flying over the National Mall. It is expected to happen at 6 45 tonight, followed by a fireworks display. The fireworks set to begin at about 9 07 eastern tonight. Station in washington with some details. Two companies will set off more than 10,000 fireworks from an area more than a mile long. Potomacsouth of west park to north of the lincoln memorial. The u. S. Secretary of the interior David Bernhardt in a news release said it would be an incredible fireworks display that promises to be the largest in recent memory. David bernhardt in that press release yesterday. The front page of the New York Times with an interesting story about the fireworks industry and what is happening in that sector of the economy this year in light of the Global Pandemic and canceled fireworks displays around this country. Heres the lead of that story. The annual big bay boom over san diego will be quiet this year. Tahoe, homeer lake to lights on the lake, that celebration will be dark. The freedom blast in the as many as 80 of Community Fireworks displays have been canceled over fears they would create a social distancing nightmare. 150 Companies Across the country that thrill spectators with their booming explosions, the two weeks around the holiday make up about three quarters of their revenue. The numerous cancellations this year are taking a significant financial toll on their businesses, many of them family owned for generations. Going on to say, most of the Fireworks Companies did receive money through the ppp and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program but they said it was not enough because the fireworks industry has a ton of upfront expenses. They start buying fireworks nearly a you nearly a year in advance. They paid hefty insurance premiums to cover the planned events. They Hope Congress will earmark funds for it in another stimulus bill if one is passed. We are asking for relief to address the special costs of this industry, said julie heckman, fireworks displays companies will be one of the last to reopen and that may not happen until may, 2021. More, it isthree from todays New York Times. Kurt from las vegas. Are you proud to be an american . Caller yes. What i would like to say to you is i would like to see the president initiate an agenda here. We are at war right now. It is called the corona. Our Main Objective as americans today is not to get anyone killed. The way to do that is not to get infected. The way to do that is to wear a mask, stay 30 feet away from people and enjoy yourselves. Wear gloves, hand sanitizer, whatever you want to do. Whatever you have got to do. Take steps above the cdc measures. Student. A d be student. Take the measures and do not get anyone killed and happy Independence Day. Host do think the president needs to do more to show himself wearing a mask to set an example when it comes to mask wearing in public . Caller i think he does. I think he needs to separate himself from the Freedom Fighters. These Freedom Fighters get out there and say they want to start up the economy and get everything going and he left a lot of supporters behind. I will vote for trump in november unless joe biden picks the right vp. Host who would be the right vp . Caller andrew cuomo. That man is intelligent. I have never seen a man who can do a Powerpoint Presentation three months in a row and look like he is doing it so easy. I am a professor. I do two Powerpoint Presentations a week. It takes me three days to prepare. That man is smarter than me. Therefore, i will pick joe biden if he picks andrew cuomo. Host what do you teach . Caller government. Host what do you think we will be teaching years from now on the state of government in 2020 . Caller years from now . That is something to think about. I will tell you what. Watching all the peoples tearing furniture,s, moving making enemies of the people who founded this country, it is something you dont really want to think about. I do not think about things like that. I think about getting the country back in order. Get focused. Therefore we can beat this war and the corona. Host that is kurt from las vegas. On the mask wearing, a picture in the New York Times of mike pence wearing a mask from his recent trip out to arizona, a trip that was changed around a bit in the wake of agents on his advanced team testing positive for coronavirus. Vice president mike pence canceled his plan to headline a faith in america rally in tucson then in yuma with the governor doug ducey. Instead, opting for a shorter visit to phoenix, promising help is on the way at a press conference with mr. Ducey. Ascending the steps of air force two wearing a mask. Jason, nashville, good morning. You are next. Caller i am proud to be an american. I support donald trump. I support what he has done. I will be voting for him again in november. I am half native american, half irish, so when i say to to these antifa people, if you do not like this country, there is the door. I am saying it about my land. Because my great grandfather walked the trail of tears. You know what . If you do not like this country, get a health. Get out. Host this is mike out of eastham, massachusetts. Caller good morning. Yes, i will answer the question, i am a proud american of course. I am 65 years old but i have never seen anything like what is going on in this country today. The problem it seems is everyone is angry with everyone else. I think we have more in common than we do that divide us. There used to be a time when elections could be nasty, but people would have the election and then go about their business. That does not seem to be the case for the past three and a half years. I do not believe americans want to see the president 24 7 on television. I think people get news from different sources and if they only see one news source then they are swayed in that direction. We have never had a news source directed totally to donald trump or the president in this case. We have a choice now if we are going to continue this way because our neighbors cannot even talk to each other. Host you started off by saying that there are things that unite us though. What are those things that you think still unite us, that stir our better angels . Aller those things are today those are the holidays that america is proud to embrace on every level, sidebyside. You do not have the device in this we have today you do not have the divisiveness you have today. The late 1960s was the last time we had this kind of civil unrest in this country and this has happened in a fashion that is incredibly fast. The past few months have tested our mettle. They have divided those who know what is going on from those who do not. I am afraid there are too many that do not know what is going on that are running this country. Host you say our holidays are something that unite us. Is President Trump celebrating this holiday in the right way . The president s event last night at Mount Rushmore causing concerns about mask wearing among the 7000 in attendance. The majority not wearing a mask. And the National Mall salute to America Today has officials in washington morning that the gathering could violate Health Guidelines about people crowding onto the National Mall. Is this holiday uniting us . The federal guidelines are not being followed on a federal level. There are mixed messages from the top down. I have a home in florida. I am in massachusetts now because i moved to a better state. I was cautious and did everything i was supposed to do. I was tested in florida when things became available for testing. So i am in a good space. I do not have to do much in a retired situation other than watch the news. I am very attuned to what is going on. But i just believe we cannot continue with this kind of this is not governing. Congress is broken on both levels. The extremes on both sides are too extreme and that is where we do not have any common ground. We need health care. If they were to take 1 trillion puthe 6 trillion that they to this crisis and put it toward health care, we would have been in much better shape a year, three years ago, if trump had done health care first, not infrastructure, not for migration immigration. Host is news today something that unites us or divides us . Caller it depends. I have directv. There is channel 200. You can get a news mix. It is a four channels. Msnbc, cnbc, bbc, and fox. You can flip from one to the other in a foursquare and watch what they are doing, what fox covers at that moment, what msnbc covers at that moment. I am a flipper. Host what do you get by doing that . Caller you can see what they are showing you, covering at that moment. Clearly, if you watch a lot of fox news, it is all rosy trump. All of the sidebars are the 2000 additional cases that they have today in the coronavirus debacle. Those are the little sidebars but otherwise it is trump, trump, trump. He is a good guy and all these people are on his side. Im not against the guy. I did not need to know as much as i know about him. I gave him a chance, i did not vote for him. After the first year, i said, this does not seem to be right. This does not seem to be going in a direction that is good for everybody. My neighbors, my plumber and my electrician, are angry host do you think you are going to vote for joe biden . Caller no. I do not think so. I do not know what they are angry about. They are both from supporters. Trump supporters. Ideology that seems to be one focused and not interested in listening to anybody else. Host that is mike out of massachusetts. When it comes to joe biden, the democratic nominee, or he will be officially the nominee after the democratic convention, he spoke this week in the wake of the latest jobs report that came out, talking about the economy and the pandemic and President Trumps leadership or lack thereof over the past several months. Heres the former Vice President. [video clip] democrats in congress have put forth legislation to reward our brave frontline workers and help people find childcare, to extend benefits for the duration of the crisis. Meanwhile, the republicans and trump are stalling on help for working families even as they dole out money to big corporations. Donald trump even acknowledged the disproportionate impact this disease is having on black, brown, and native american communities. Much less done anything to address the Health Disparities and the systemic racism that shapes them. You know the answer of course not. That would require him to put the American People ahead of his own interests. It did not have to be like this. America has reported more deaths and infections than anywhere else in the world. Our Health Care Workers are still rationing ppe. They still do not have testing to allow people to return to work with confidence. President trump has turned wearing a mask into a political statement. Yesterday he once more claimed the coronavirus would just disappear. Just disappear, i hope, that is what he said. It is like deja vu all over again. That is still and his best answer . Quit hoping for the best, mr. President. Quit claiming victory with almost 15 million Americans Still out of work because of the crisis. Quit ignoring the reality of this pandemic and the horrifying loss of american life. Act. Lead. Lead. Or get out of the way so others can, mr. President. God bless you all. May god protect you and our troops. Thank you. Host former Vice President joe biden this week in the wake of the latest jobs report. Taking your calls this morning on the washington journal, asking this question, are you proud to be an american . Here are some responses from social media and text. Michael in oregon said, i am neither proud nor ashamed. Older, the old identifications fall away and one begins to approach a measure of true humanity, facing the dawning sun of love and compassion. Charleston, i am not proud of everything that goes on. We live in an imperfect world that is in need of constant work to make it a better place. Ray, yes, we have still got it in america. The stearate spirit of liberty is alive and well. Beto be in aware can an american, asks susan, no way. Just a few comments from our viewers. You can send us a text or call in like ivonne did. Good morning. Caller i am an africanamerican woman and i am very proud to be an american because my ancestors helped to build this country and to make it what it is. I am not ashamed of that. I am very proud of the sacrifices they made not just for themselves but for everyone else. Also, they made these sacrifices because they were thinking about those of us who would come after them. And so i stand on their shoulders and the hard work that they put forth. And i am very proud of what they went through. They went through more than i could ever even imagine to make this country what it is so i am celebrating. I am celebrating for my ancestors. Because i am a descendent, a proud descendent, as i said, of africanamericans who built this country and i celebrate for them. Because they went through it and today lived so that i could have a better way of life and they lived so that i could have a better way of life. I pass that on to those who will come behind me. Or ahead of me, i should say. I am very proud. When it comes to white privilege, no one wants to deny white people their rights. Or the things that they enjoy. All we want is to be allowed to have privilege as well. We want good schools, good churches, good communities, good health care, good jobs. That is all we want. We want privilege for everybody. Not just white privilege. We want privilege for people of color everywhere. So, yes, i proudly celebrate this holiday. I celebrate it for them, myself, and for my people who will be coming along behind me and ahead of me. Host this is denise out of stockton, california. Good morning. Caller good morning. I am such a proud american. I am a black woman. I was not born in this country. Can you hear me . Host yes maam. Where were you born and when did did you come to the u. S. . Caller i was born in the caribbean and i came to this country when i was 14. That was the best thing that happened to me. I can tell you people from my country hello . I cannot hear you. Host you are the one talking, denise. Caller people in my country have no future and i have one in the u. S. And i can tell you that anybody can make it in the u. S. , if you work hard and i have done it. Host what kind of work did you do, denise . Caller i have a doctorate. I work with patients at the hospital. To get to where i am, i had to work two jobs. I had to put my husband through school while i am working two jobs. We are both doctors. We are living the american dream. There is no other country in the world you can do it. You cannot do it in my country. My country was colonized by europeans. Ok . I will tell you, i went to europe and my son worked in food and he had to fix it. When we came to the u. S. , guess what we received . A bill. Host a bill from the hospital in europe . Caller a bill from the hospital in europe. We had to pay it. Otherwise, if we went back, we would have problems. I am telling you the u. S. Is the best country in the world. Host is our Health Care System working . Caller maybe not, but it is better than others. I have a cousin in canada who could not have a primary care physician for three years because when her physician retired, nobody wanted to take her because they do not get pay. We are not the best, but we are close close to being. We can fix things. Guess what . I would rather be in the u. S. Sick in theather be u. S. Than any place in the world. Host asking this question about pride in the u. S. In the wake of the gallup poll that came out last month, finding u. S. National pride has fallen to record lows, just a little more from that gallup pole looking at how americans of different political affiliations responded. Republicans historically more likely to say they are extremely proud to be americans. Republicans still report more acute pride, the latest poll finds a nine percentage point decrease in Republicans National pride. This marks the largest yearoveryear decline. There was not meaningful change in the last year in the percentage of independents or democrats. Again, that gallup poll is the reason we are doing this question. That poll drew the attention of journalists from across the country, including max boot. His column saying, i join the americans who do not feel that who do not feel much pride at the moment. We have the most confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths and we are still adding more than 20,000 new cases a day. That number has gone up since his column came out. We can see that Unconscionable Police brutality continues despite antiracism demonstrations and we have a president who is making the situation far more wretched. Trump is stoking racial tensions by threatening to sic dogs on protesters. If lincoln was the great emancipator, trump is the great exacerbator. He makes every problem worse. If we are to write a new chapter, we will have to begin by voting out of office the great exacerbate her and his enablers. Jim, brownsville, oregon, you are next. Caller thanks for taking my call. I am very proud to be an american and in america, living in america. What i think the problem is, we have a person at the very top, the very highest office in america that behaves as if he cares nothing about america. That is the problem. When you care about america, you care about the democracy of america. When you care about america, you care about people who care about america and you do not collude with other nations and other countries to win elections in america. You do not have the head person of our Justice System carry water for you. You do everything by the book. I mean, you do not purposely go out to turn the world upside down. You have to care about yourself to care about america. You have to care about america. If you do not care about america, you cannot care about the democracy of america and i think that is what this president s problem is. He is so into himself that he cannot think beyond himself. If he gave a little thought about the people he serves and gave consideration to the fact that he is supposed to be serving the people, not the people serving him, things would be different. This man cares about himself host did you get a chance to watch the president at Mount Rushmore yesterday . Caller i did. I think if he stood there and read stuff and believed what he read from his heart, but he does not believe the stuff he reads. What he reads. He knows he is behind in the polls. Otherwise, he would have gone off on his own tantrum. If he paid attention to what was said host that is jim in oregon oregon. To chicago. To the with respect query, i am proud to be an american. I am a veteran. I am living the american dream. Class i am at a worldclass university. I am the grandson of a sharecropper. Of a survivor of jim crow is in. Jim crowism. I am proud to be an american. With regard to america being the greatest country in the world, one would ask the question what is greatness . In theory, america is the greatest country in the world, but on paper it is a different story. We can look at education, Health Support foring working parents. I think we need to look at these things to resolve these issues. Ask the need to question why are people , andsting in the streets the truth of the matter is this ed country. It has affected people particularly look like me. I have been abused by the police at the age of 15. I know police brutality. I know how it is for my mother to deal with the issue of deciding food or medicine, and my mother was a single mother of five children. She is one of the greatest women i ever experienced. Host what is her name, liam . Caller william. Caller my family has served since the spanishamerican war. They love this country. What has this country loved them . Fear for my daughters life. She is 13 years old. Brilliant. I did want her to have the same opportunity as anyone else. King said beetroot to the words you say when it comes to this country. That is all people chain be looking at. With regards to the one from florida, i think she under needs to understand whose history is she talking about . Is she talking about history that has been traditionally discussed in the classroom or is she looking through the lens of africanamericans, latinos, Asian Americans . We need to look at history in a holistic way, not a onedimensional way. That is all i have to say. Host thank you for the call. Taking your phone calls throughout our program today, asking this question are you proud to be an american . Regionally, there on your screen for you to call in. We want to step away for a minute this morning. President trump returning to the white house early this morning after participating in the celebration of Independence Day at Mount Rushmore. We will take time to talk about july 4 at the white house with lina man, in a historian with the White House Historical association, joining as we assume. The fourth of july event did not take place until after the white house was built. What do we know about the first Independence Day celebration at the white house . The first celebration takes place july 14 of 1801. Thomas jefferson was the second president to move into the white house. Previously, john adamson moved in and left shortly after that. The first big opportunity to really celebrate for the occasion, he invited the public to the white house and greeted people in the oval room, known as the blue room. He invited dignitaries, diplomats, even a group came to greet him that day. North of the white house, there was this big celebrations and parades, and all sorts of stuff like that. Host how does Independence Day celebrations at the white house evolve throughout the 1800s and into the 1900s . Caller throughout the 19th century, most of the celebrations occurred as kind of a public celebration, so the public could come to the white house, and it was known as the peoples house. It is popular to celebrate independence. As you move into the 20th century, president s started to travel more. Perhaps it is not always set in stone the president will be at the white house for the holiday. Sometimes, president s used to get out of town, celebrate with their families, but one of the popular things that has happened in the past 50 years or so is that president s typically invite their staff and guests together on the white house ground where they can watch the fireworks. Host we are living in a time of pandemic. Take us back to the 1918 spanish flu pandemic and what we know about orth of July Celebrations in 1918 and 1919. What was it like . Thishere was there can turn like we see today about social distancing and whether we should be having these kinds of celebrations. Guest that year, celebrations did occur. I think it is less than what it was now in terms of social and. It wasnt as popular of a practice back and. Probably wouldnt have been put into place particularly in that summer, though some people still did take precautions. Host what about other time of whether it was international on west International Unrest or times of the great depression, how the fourth was celebrated at the white house even during those times. Guest it has varied. Sometimes president s use it as a moment to unite the nation and rally people together, and other times it is used as a period of relaxation. Point, it was recorded in a journal how they were celebrated quietly during world war ii. To new york togo send a quiet [inaudible] sometimes there is great up people. During the war of 1812, it started after the fourth of july, in 1814. The white house was burned by the british that year. Host when did the fourth of july become a federal holiday . Guest it didnt become a federal holiday until 1870. It evolved over time. There was a question of when the date would be celebrated originally. John adams, there is a letter between him and his wife where he said he thinks the holiday should be on july 2 rather than fourth. Host tonight, at the salute to america event, a promise from the secretary of the interior for one of the largest fireworks displays in recent memory. Would fireworks when did fireworks become a part of National Fourth of July Celebrations, and how long have they been around as part of these events we see every year . Guest they kind of gained popularity around the mid 19th century. Ofing the presidency james poker, there was a tragedy where they let all fireworks in the newspaper said it was awesome except one firework went road and entered and injured a dozen people and killed a man. It has been a dangerous endeavor from the start. Host you mentioned the south lawn of the white house, a place where guests can watch the fireworks and president s invite guests. A lot of focus recently around the fencing at the white house, especially with the protests that happened. We know the fence that was put up because of the protests, but the fence that has been around at least as far back as i can remember. When was that put up . Was the white house grounds ever a public viewing area for fireworks for anyone to come and sit down and watch from . Guest there have always been fences in various things built around the white house at various points in time. It seems to me and my research, some of the early celebrations for fourth of july occurred north of the white house. As time went on and as the Washington Monument was built to the south of the white house, the celebration shifted more to the south lawn area, which is much more open. And as you get out of the gated grounds, lots of open space on the National Mall. Host you mentioned your research. Remind viewers what the White House Historical association is and what you and your colleagues do. Guest it is a nonprofit, bipartisan conversation founded by jaclyn kennedy. It starts to tell the story of the white house and white house history. It is very important. Guest lina mann with the White House Historical association. Iq for your time on this fourth of july. Happy Independence Day to you. Guest thank you. Host taking your phone calls this morning throughout our program. Continuing with the question, asking you whether you are proud to be an american. 202 7488000 if you are in the eastern or central time zones. 202 7488001 if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones. Alayna is next out of new jersey. Good morning to you. Caller good morning. I am proud to be an american. I voted for President Trump and im planning on voting again for him. Know, when you put senator sader talking there, it is that he feels so bad for being an american. I feel bad for him. He is truthful about what he is saying and what he said there, then you know,hile he was doing the speech he should alert the people coming in the south border. Because the threat is really there. Besides, why doesnt people asked the question . Many people are trying to come here. If america was so bad, i dont think nobody would like to come here. Host that is elaine out of new jersey mentioning her senator, cory booker, speaking recently on the senate floor about this country and the living up the ideals of how this country began. Many members taking to the senate floor ahead of the july 4 whatay to talk about independence means, what freedoms mean in this country, including senator including a senator from georgia. This is part of her speech. 55 americans came together to write the United States constitution, guaranteeing the freedoms for americans to worship, to speak out, to bear arms, to peaceably assemble. Followed,rs that america fulfill his promise to form a more Perfect Union while acknowledging it is not perfect but always striving to do better. We ended the injustice of slavery. 100 years ago this year gave women the right to vote. Overcame the great depression. Five for equal rights of all americans airing the Civil Rights Movement fought for equal rights of all americans during the civil right movement and persevered after september 11. Today, we still have the leaders it isake america what today. Our servicemen and women bravely protect us across the globe and to keep the enemy away from our shores. The dedicated men and women of law enforcement, who worked tirelessly to keep our communities and families save. Our teachers who provide the gift of education to our youth. Our doctors and nurses who save lives every day and have bravely taken on the challenges of covid19. Started exceptionalism with our humble beginnings, and it has endured throughout the challenges our country has faced. It is tempting to focus on the divisions in America Today, but we have much more in common that unites us. This fourth of july is a ofinder of the blessing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness all americans deserve. Resident reagan once said freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than a generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance. It must be fought for. And defended constantly by each generation. For it only comes once to a people. I agree, and i hope the fourth of july, we can stand together, proud, that we will strive to make this country a more Perfect Union. I yield my time. Loeffler. Tor kelly taking your phone calls this Independence Day. Asking the question, are you proud to be an american . Jennifer in tennessee. You are next. Caller good morning. Happy fourth of july. Host same to you. Caller yes, i am proud to be american. My parents lived through the great depression. They brother children up to noer disrespect anyone, matter their color, their race, their religion, their sexuality, and i think more people need to look at how they are raising their children. All of this protesting going on, protesting is fine, but that does not give you the right to burn down peoples property, to assault people, to steal, to loot, to do any of those things. I think Everybody Needs to find needs to kind of step back, take a breath, and lets celebrate our country, which is the greatest country in the world. And we have a very, very, very much to be thankful for. Host stephen is next, West Palm Beach, florida. Good morning. Caller good morning, john. Can you hear me . Host yes, sir. Caller i would appreciate it if you let me get these points out because you let these people go on and on. About thegotten more politics, government, and history of this country than 90 of the people that call in. The answer to the question is no. Im not proud. 2014 was the last time i voted for any of the two major parties. I voted in 2016 for gary johnson, and i will probably never vote again. I have five things i want to say. Death, iis gentlemans would be all in favor of the protests, but the point is incorrect. There point is misguided. It is not that black lives matter, it is that lives matter. Spraypainted on streets lives matter, i would be more proud to be an american. Number two, we as citizens pledge to one thing, the constitution. And the people that call in are totally misguided when they say that we pledge to the declaration of independence or the gettysburg address, or fdrs four freedoms, or Martin Luther kings i have a dream speech. We do not pledge to those things. We pledge to the constitution and constitution only. If they understood that, yeah, i would be proud to be an american. Number three, one of the most Disgusting Things ive seen in the last 10 to 12 years, which has been loaded with Disgusting Things, was when mr. Mccain voted down the repeal of obamacare. John, tell me something. In 2010, the democrats got crushed in the worst election defeat in 80 years. Lost 3 million votes in 2012 running against one of the most pathetic nominees the republicans could put forward. He lost the senate in 2014, and of all people, donald trump on the presidency in 2016 with, amongst other pledges, repealing obama care. Do you find it rather strange the gentleman that cast the deciding vote tha uphold obamacare was the only member of the senate that knew he would be dead in 18 months . That is stephen out of West Palm Beach florida. T is out of holler lulu West Palm Beach, florida. Next is out of honolulu. Caller i am very proud to be an american. Former activeduty marine. I pledge to uphold the constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. In america, there is opportunity for everyone. The same white Founding Fathers ao, when slavery was not crime, also wrote the constitution which guarantees your rights coming from god, the creator, and not from any man. So no man can take them. The fact that slavery only existed in the south starting from 1704, the north abolished slavery and slavery was defeated with the south. Existed in the United States like we know it today. I love america like my mother and kids. And god bless donald trump. He has done more for black people in this country than any other president before him. Host before you go, i cannot ask you, when and why did you join the marines . Caller i joined the marine corps because i wanted to serve my country and wanted to know what our country was really about. I figured the only way to really know was to join the service and be a part of it. Meoved it, and its made understand our freedoms are not free. We cant continue. We have the greatest constitution, unique throughout the whole world. That is why america is great, and no one seems to understand that. Up and work. People come here from third world countries who have never seen america freedom. Thank you. Host that is terrence out of honolulu. A few messages from our text messaging service. David from akron says im proud to be an american when we practice our noblest american ideals. The best way we can love our country is to fight to make it better, not simply make it great proclaim itimply is great. The next says i am proud to be an american. The last time i was proud was when we elected obama. From keith in new york, im extremely proud to be an american, especially after the celebration at Mount Rushmore. And another one about the celebration at Mount Rushmore, they said we should have delight and joy. Time thatsobering makes us contemplate who we are and why we want to keep our democracy. That is lynn in massachusetts. John is in georgia, good morning. You are next. Caller good morning. How are you, john . Host im doing well. Caller my name is john also, and i appreciate your time, the time for me. Im very proud to be an american. Very proud. Let me get this straight right military,a retired vietnam veteran. Im over 70 years old. I was born and raised in mississippi on a farm. My mom and dad if my mom and dad were living now, they would be 103 years old. They were born in 1917. There were seven of us, five guys five brothers five guys in two sisters. And two sisters. In aboutese calls come black lives matters and all of this stuff, you know, i dont believe in race. Im going to say that again. I dont believe in race. I am made in the image of god. Me that everyes person on the face of the earth is made in the image of god. I challenge anybody, anybody, to show me one scripture in the race onere god made any the face of the earth. God deals in mortars, nations, and individuals. Ividuals, nations, and always has and always will. Brown. Or of my skin is men came up with this thing of race. People say im from the black race. And all this kind of garbage. Ok . I dont have a problem with that because man said that. Host that is john in georgia. This is done in sacramento, california. Good morning. Caller good morning, john. I wanted to say i am proud to be i watched thend president s speech and celebration at Mount Rushmore, and it didnt ge leave me with a good feeling after his speech. It soured me. Hes not inclusive. When he says americans, i dont believe he is speaking to all americans. Later in the evening, i watched disney pluss showing of hamilton. I just want to give a shout out to disney for doing that during this weekend, allowing people to be able to see that film, because it gave me an Historical Perspective that i appreciated into the fourth of july. It was entertaining, and it made me want to own more of the american history, far greater than what i got out of the president s speech. I have other reasons to be proud. My father is a veteran of several wars, and our Family History goes back we have traced it back to having the soldiers that fought and colored troops in the confederate not confederate but during the civil war. Im proudmily to be an american for all kinds of reasons. But i wanted to note the contrast between listening to the president and watching hamilton. [laughter] thats what made me more proud. Host thanks for the call from sacramento, california. More from the president from Mount Rushmore last night. Among the things that president discussed in his address, some of the Current Events taking place in this country right now. 1776 represented the culmination of thousands of years of western civilization and the triumph of not only spirits but of wisdom, philosophy, and reason. And yet, as we are here tonight, there is a growing danger that threatens every blessing our ancestors fought so hard for. Secure. D, they bled to our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children. [booing] angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of Violent Crime in our cities. Many of these people have no idea why they are doing this, but some know exactly what they are doing. They think the American People are weak. And soft. And submissive. [crowd screaming] but the American People are strong and proud. [cheering] and they will not allow our country with all of its values, history, and culture to be taken from them. [applause] [crowd chanting usa] one of their political weapons is cancel culture, driving people from their jobs, shaming and amending total submission from anyone who disagrees. This is the very definition of totalitarianism, and it is completely alien to our culture and values, and it has absolutely no place in the united. Host President Trump last night at Mount Rushmore. If you want to watch that in its entirety, you can do so on our website at cspan. Org. In the president s celebration of Independence Day continues tonight. Cspan coverage begins its coverage of the president s salute to americas celebration p. M. 5 time 6 45 you can listen to that on the free cspan radio app as well. John is next out of new york whether we continue with this conversation if you are proud to be an american. John, good morning. Caller you couldnt have given me a better segway. 1619 by all accounts is when slavery arrived to us as a british colony then. We were a british colony. We went on to july 4, when we won our independence, 1860 is when the south succeeds to the union. They elect Jefferson Davis president. Theirenounced citizenship and form the confederate states. Muellertil report wasasnt until 76 that it so im not proud to be an american. Perpetrating that this is a heritage. We were under british rule when slavery came. Why are there no statues of king george the third . There was one in new york that it was taken down in 2006 without a word. For someone to come on and perpetrate this fraud as a heritage, its not. We werent even the states then. We were a colony a british when we won our independence. Theres only three ways to be an american, you are indigenous, you derived from immigration, or slavery. It seems number two has a problem with everybody, including number twos. Thats why im not proud to be an american. The people that say i served in the armed forces, we fought to liberate the world in 1935. Back home, we had colored water fountains. Everyone thats proud, i dont get it. Host a question that gets asked this time of year in polling is, are we the greatest country in the world or are we still the greatest country in the world . Do you think we have ever been the greatest country in the world . Caller nonstatistical wise. If you look at the rally point, it is fictitious. Make America Great again. I told my friends, tell me what time period you are talking about that america was great and you want to return that. They dont have an answer. They just have a slogan. Thekeep it great with coronavirus, unemployment, and these things . So this is an example of keeping it great . But you cant even define the first period of time when it was great again that you want to go back to, so its like ricardo with fine corinthian lover leather. It never existed. Host jeff is in west pittsburgh, california. The, you are next. Caller good morning, good morning. You are next. Caller good morning, america. Im proud of america, but im not proud of everything of america. The 45th president of the united im definitely ashamed of. Its like watching a really bad movie, what hes doing. Everyone in the cabinet is anticabinet. Antitheir department. They fought against their department. They are all corrupt. He did not drain the swamp, he filled the swamp up with the most swampy of the swamp creatures. I love all of the good things we have done. We have gone around the world, saved people, saved countries. We have done a lot of good things. I was a union man, and we did a lot of good things. Fighting against the unions, there is barely any unions left, and they are coming out with ai, so they will try to put a whole lot of people out of work. If you think were out of work now, we might as well get used to it, because they have trucks driving around the country, computer trucks. They have a man on the clock, but eventually, he will be off of the clock. He will be home looking for a job. , and goodamerica night. Been showingrning, you members of congress throughout the week sharing their thoughts on Independence Day, and what freedoms and independence means in this country. Here are tweets including from senator ted cruz of texas, tweeting yesterday, this weekend, we celebrate the birth of our nation and if the vendors. Throughout the history and the gift of independence. Here in america, freedom has been delivered to every man, and child. A tweet from congressman, a republican from florida, we are blessed live in the greatest country in the world and that is something i will never get as long as we live. We must not allow patriotism to victim of cancel culture. Was bornays america out of an active resistance. As we celebrate Independence Day, i can think nothing more patriotic than those who have spoken truth to power and those in the streets the past few months. One more tweet from a democratic senator, jack reed, saying we will miss the fourth of july parade and picnics, but we can still celebrate america and show our patriotism. Hand over your heart, a mask out in public, and the declaration of independence all shows love for the United States of america. In congress the past couple days, one member had spoken recently from his new Conference News conference on capitol hill, Kevin Mccarthy, they republican leader in the house. When we look at the world today, we watched china, a land far away, change the entire world by a lie of what was going on with covid. Thousands of people have now died. In this process, other countries are dealing with covid, what has happened . We watched them break their word one more time. When they signed a treaty of how hong kong would be governed in the middle of this. When july 1 comes, the world will be different for those in hong kong the freedom will be small or less smaller or less. As millions of people in hong kong would stand out in the rain to crave the idea of america, a freedom that has now ended. So when we sit in this fourth of july, and yes it will be different from those of the past, we will not be as close, we will not have as many family gathered with us, but the same spirit of who we are will be tested and stronger. America is more than a country. We are an idea. Any country that wants to challenge us on that have found what others have in the past, they will lose. Freedom is stronger than what they believe in. Reportwill stand for any of somebody going after our servicemen and women with any bounty. Host congressman Kevin Mccarthy this week on capitol hill we are talking on the washington journal about this question, are you proud to be an american. Stemming from a poll last month, but plenty of polls about americas feelings about being a citizen in this country. In the Washington Post, Robert Samual sin collect say of son collect a list 74 of respondents said the nation was on the wrong track. A new cbs news poll at 67 when it comes to happiness. The share saying they are happy 14 , expressing unhappiness. The highest record of unhappiness since 1972. Just over 60 are pretty happy on Race Relations. Though they are in flux, they may be stronger than you think. According to a survey poll just taken says 35 of americans think Race Relations are generally good, down from the 66 during the obama presidency, but near 41 recorded in 1990. One more on the economy collapsing, the university of michigans index on Consumer Sentiment experiencing the largest drop in its history. The post in Washington Post wrapping up those statistic. Robert is next in washington, d. C. Good morning and are you proud to be an american . Caller i am. Im a secondgeneration immigrant. My grandparents came over in the 1920s in a boat. I think this is the greatest country. We are not perfect, but there are many indicators, the largest middleclass in the history of the world. You can go on and on. 16 slaves became millionaires i think right after. Just in Economic Opportunities that america present that no other countries in the history of the world has is a great blessing to us. America is an experiment. Its not perfect. We have things to work on and fix, and it is slowly getting better. I think republicans and trump believe if we continue to hold the constitution true and try to make the constitution work for everybody, then the country will be great for everyone. We are focused on individuals, not groups. We can make america, the constitution, be true for everyone it is supposed to be, then we can focus on making it for individuals, and all the groups will be happy. Democrats focus on groups, blacks, gay, latino, so on. That divides everyone. Individuals, no matter what group they are from, every individual has the same rights, then we will all be happy. Blacks should stop thinking themselves as black first. Give yourself as individual first. Think of yourself as john, or jamaal, or whoever your name is first. You will be much better off. Host that is robert in North Carolina. This is don in sacramento, california. Caller good morning. First of all, i am not lack. I hebrew israelite. I made you tight i am a judite. America used to be a place that i could be proud of. The last three years, i dont recognize this as america anymore, because it doesnt seem like our president is running this country. It is ran by a foreign entity such as putin, and i dont know why all of you black people is trying to get with this man because hes definitely not talking to you. Hes talking to white people, and he is dividing us to conquer, just like alexander the great. Host you said you were proud of america back when barack obama was president . Where you proud of america when george w. Bush was president . Caller then it looked like people were trying to act like they cared about people. But these republicans, they are the only ones that dont get it. They are the ones that want to everybodye power over and nobody is as good as them. The country will never get right until these white folks start get to thinking, you know think they are people like everyone else. Host this is timothy in fayetteville, North Carolina. You are next. Caller hello. I am a veteran, and i have been watching the networks and leadership. And how can any White American think donald trump is doing all of this for the black people . When he cannot condemn the kkk as a hate group in america, we are hurt as a people. In the United States of america, if anyone things otherwise, you are ignorant. I was proud to be american. I risked my life for this country. Out myack man, i walked door this morning, and a brother or sister who is a White American can shoot down, or my daughter, or my children, or my grandchildren. And i got partners who served for 30 years. How does it sound to those serving america . Everybody aint white. We are all gods children. Religion,t comes to there is only one god, and we need to honor the holy bible our constitution because we will all be judged by god. Host you said you used to be proud about being an american. What would it take for you to be proud again . Caller for all of us to open up their holy bible and understand that we are all gods children. And we should be treated that way. How can anyone be a fool after we have seen what is wrong with you, white people . Int this is patricia frisco, california. Caller good morning. My name is patty. Theew up in new york where arsenal stands. I would like to say that i have american,ed to be an to have been raised the way i was. The one thing i really want to put a cross put across is that i felt in the president s speech that he was saying dont be afraid to stand up and be thankful for how we got to where we are at by appreciating the founders of our wonderful, beautiful nation. And i wanted to thank cspan. When i woke up this morning, to be able to see this speech completely and listen to it. Because there was a lot of information in there. I would also like to say, the last time i was proud to be an american, besides today, the day i woke up, and i know i can do something about it by saying im proud to be an american. I grew up near glens falls. Airplanes from schenectady flying over every day. When i woke up early in the morning, i could hear revelry. At tonight, the arsenal play taps. Played taps. Those small appreciations when i went home and saw my uncle hanging in my hometown, because they appreciate your military. Also, i would like to say that Independence Day was just when we declared our independence. But think about all of the things we had to do to fight to have our independence, and things we have to do today just to have humility and acceptance. Host that is patty out of colorado. Patty mentioned the president s speech at Mount Rushmore. If you missed it, you can watch it in its entirety at cspan. Org. In that speech, the president talked about the creation of a new, National Garden for american heroes. An executive order released yesterday to outline how that would work, and setting a target date for 2026 for that national the statues in the National Garden to be completed. The National Garden would be filled with historically significant americans, and the executive order defining what that term means, saying a historically significant american is in the visual who was or became an american citizen that made contributions to americas public life or had an effect on americans history. It also includes public years such as Christopher Columbus and others who lived prior to or during the American Revolution and were not american citizens but made historical discovery,ns to the development, or independence of the future United States. The president also laying out a few names that should be included in that National Guard just to run a few of them for you, John Adams Susan b anthony, Joshua Lawrence chamberlain, davey crockett, frederick douglass, amelia earhart, billy graham, alexander hamilton, Martin Luther king jr. , abraham lincoln, don madison, james madison, george patent, Ronald Reagan, betsy ross, Harriet Beecher stowe, harriet tubman, booker t. Washington, george washington, and orval and Wilbur Wright are all named specifically in the executive order released by the white house yesterday. We have your phone calls coming up at 9 00 a. M. Eastern as we continue with this question, are you proud to be an american . Jim in West Virginia, good morning. Caller good morning. Man. A white we are all human beings, and we are all americans. [inaudible] i was in the korean war and im real proud to be an american. But this guy running america is a con artist. Anyone that cannot recognize a con artist has a real problem with their head. They need to get it investigated or something. For one thing, he is just he has been a whatever, i dont know what to call him. He was a woman beater. Divorce, his first wife in the 1970s host you clearly wont be voting for the president in the fall but will you be voting for joe biden . Caller yes, i am going to vote for joe biden. Host do you think he will win . Caller i hope so. Man, retired and have not much money to live on, but i put a little money into that campaign, so maybe he can win. We get the senate back on do democratic side so we can something if he happens to get in there again. Host President Trump has not tweeted since late last night after that event at Mount Rushmore. The president , returning back to the white house early this morning. Though he has not tweeted, some action out of the white house this morning, cspans capitol hill producer, noting a few minutes ago that the legislation extending the Paycheck Protection Program through august 8 was signed into law by the president that was released by the white house this morning. The covid19 Small Business extension, unanimously passed the house and Senate Earlier this week. In virginia. You are next. Good morning. Caller good morning. Im proud to be an american because we are the greatest country in the world. That is why people come from every other country to ours, because we are the land of opportunity and have always been made up of people from every ethnic background, every skin color. If you work hard, you can succeed. That is why i cant believe how brainwashed these socialist are. We have the best economy in americas history, the lowest on the amount the lowest unemployment for african americans, latino americans, Asian Americans. He took us nothing to being the greatest again. Now, you can thank the socialists for the covid19, which they probably gave us on purpose to destroy our economy and country, because the socialists like Nothing Better than to destroy democracy and freedom. Host thats joseph from virginia. Gary is in somerset, kentucky. Good morning. Caller good morning. I want to remind everybody, there were two wars, equal rights, and you pretty much name it, the only time we saw major changes in this country is when people got out of their seats, in the streets, and went to marches. Im sure theres a lot of people the ancestors that marched day we are celebrating. Im sure theres a lot of women out there whos grandmothers and greatgrandmothers marched on washington in the 1930s to give them the right abode. Theres a little history reminder about the right to vote. Theres a little history reminder. Host any marches in kentucky, out there . We lost him. Anne is in maryland. Good morning. Caller i am also proud to be an american. People that dont believe in the ideas of america, the land of opportunity, i came from a lowerclass family, economically. All of my brothers and sisters have been extremely successful because our parents taught us to work hard. They said dont lie, dont cheat, and dont steal. If you want something, get off of your bomb and go work for it bum and go work for it. No one will hand this to you on a silver platter. You dont deserve things because you are live and breathing. You need to provide for your family. For the antiamericans, if you dont like this country, leave. We will pay for your ticket out of here because we dont need traders in our own country. There are plenty of socialist and communist countries you can live in. Pay for their ticket, get them out of here, and have them renounce their citizenship. There is no utopia. Is in silver spring, maryland. Good morning. Caller im proud to be an american and republican. Partyshe democratic legacy is slavery, racism, segregation, lynch mobs, and the kkk hoodlums. The latest hoodlums tearing up the streets and tearing down monuments, they are a disgrace to the country area country. I like trump. He is trying to set up a ofereign base renaissance american industry and exceptionalism, and im for that. To do so. Tinue thank you. Host coming up on 9 00 a. M. This morning. Throughout our program, we have you alongging with your phone calls and tweets, some statements of members from Congress Heading into this Independence Day holiday, this july 4 weekend. Several members sending out its and putting out their own videos , speaking about what july 4 means to them. Among them, the democrat from new jerseys first district. This was his tweet yesterday. We are here on the steps of the capital. You can see the dome behind me, which has been the symbol around the world of edom. We are celebrating july 4 coming up freedom. We are celebrating july 4 coming out. I remember how many times school trips would go to the fall. As a child, we did not understand it fully. After iack shortly represented the first district. Stepping into that building, [inaudible] where democracy started. Where they say every man is created equal. From those in the Africanamerican Community being targeted by racist police, to those who just want to love each and somehow that was not to something they could do, it is freedom for all of us. As we reflect on this weekend, and how we got here as a nation, we say thank you to those who lay down their life so we can get here, but we also must recommit the freedoms we enjoy. Everyone in this great nation is treated equally. Be safe and enjoy your weekend. Host that is a congressman Donald Norcross outside of the capital this week. One more tweet, this one from a republican. His twitter video on the july 4 holiday. The republican congressman from mississippi. Me torge you in joining say im proud to be an american. Almost 250 years ago, a small group of colony declared independence from britain. After many hardfought battles, our nation was born. Over the course of history, we have overcome great challenges, both mastic and abroad. We have faced every downturn with dignity, and every victory with humility. As we look back over the course of our history, we have much to be proud of. But it is difficult to look past the last few months and the challenges our great country has been presented with. As we celebrate our nations founding, we must remember every difficulty our nation has faced, we have overcome. This current time for our country will be no different. I encourage you to join me in remembering all of the freedoms and liberty we enjoy. Knowing we will solve the issues facing our nation and to reflect on all of the blessings that make you proud to be an american. Host that is from his twitter feed. Taking your phone calls as we head into our third hour of the washington journal this hour. We are asking the question are you proud to be an american . Asking is in the wake of the recent gallup pole. Record lows in pride from the polls. Of adults say they are proud to be an american. In 2001, 9 were not proud to be an american. Are youre asking you proud to be an american . 202 7488000 in the eastern and central, 202 7488001 mountain and pacific time zones. Ride from kentucky. Good morning. You are on. Morning caller i am proud to be an american. We are lucky and blessed to be in american. On a day like this we should not tinge our thoughts with political things necessarily. The brotherhood of the American People is a bigger thing than any current Political Movement or movement Political Movement. I want to thank all of the women and men who have shed blood for me to be born an american. Anyone born in america, you are the luckiest person in the world. E are blessed to be here host at his bread in kentucky. This is donald in detroit, michigan. What do you think . Are you proud to be an american . Caller i am proud to be an american. Cspan, you are great. I watched your coverage of the speech from the president. There was no opining that you couldnt hear what was going on, so thank you for that. Host we will do it again tonight at the salute to america event here in washington, d. C. It begins at 6 45 p. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan. Org. You can also listen on the free cspan radio app. Goahead, donald. Caller i am going to be watching. I am proud to be an american. Oak, i am from royal michigan. It is a small charter township on the outskirts of detroit. Standpoint, itc is on the lowest end of the spectrum. Up andble to work myself go into the military. Like a lot of people, we didnt have a lot of money. I now work for the biggest produce producer. There are of course pockets of racism and i have experienced it throughout my life. I have to be a candidate, but the folks that help me the most have been white women. They have given me every opportunity in the world. They provided me with assistance when i needed it. So experiencing this broad sense of racism, i cannot say i have. End, do you you want to name those folks and how they helped you . Dont know if i want to name them, but it was my supervisor in the military. And when i was out of the military looking to get into the workforce, the individuals that interviewed me and put me in the position to be successful just happened to be women. Votedn a position where i for barack obama and was enthusiastic to do so and also voted for donald trump. I have never seen a president treated the way this man has been treated. There is no positive coverage. All you hear is negative. All he does is try to do the best for this country. He tried to do criminal justice reform. The economy, the greatest economy weve had in the history of this country. And you know what people will say it, because i have these conversations with my family and they said it started with the obama administration. Everything is dismissed. Ive never seen anything like it before in my life. Host are you going to vote for him again in november . Caller i will be voting for dr. President trump and will be happy to do so. Again, i voted for barack obama. I did not vote for hillary clinton. You guys need to get better candidates. The message hed is sending about the economy, i am for it. I am not offended by the tweets and the rhetoric. He is a strong, tough guy who reminds the of my uncle. William in jefferson township, pennsylvania. Cspan i want to thank for the opportunity to express my opinion. Youre doing a great job, cspan. Host thank you. Caller i am proud to be an american. The holiday that we celebrate today is Independence Day. It just happens to be on the fourth of july. I understand white people say they why people say they celebrate the fourth of july. Independence day, every year, i read the declaration of independence. I dont shoot off fireworks. Colors turnt your everything into a political football. The holiday and stop fighting over who is the better candidate and party. Lets unite and get together. It takes effort, but we have to get together as a country. Why do you read the part shouldand what people read . Caller it shows the philosophy this government was founded on, that all men are created equal. And the purpose of government and shows us the reason we separated because we separated from our mother country. It shows us why we are here and white we, as a nation, have been formed and what we are all about. If you read it and can understand it, then you will be proud to be an american. I read it and get more out of it every time. Every time i read it, i get more out of it. It is a work of genius, the people who founded this country. Host in thing from fresno, california. You are next. Caller my name is anthony. I am hispanic american. I am proud to be an american, based on the fact that i recently got released from prison and i was able to obtain a job. Thank you, President Trump. Host what kind of job did you get, anthony . Caller irs. Host how long were you in prison for . Caller 10 years. That is anthony in california. Joanne is in california as well. Good morning. Caller yes, i celebrate the fourth of july. I live in a southern town in southern california. March four i guess they call it black lives better, matter, but in our town, ruin was together and there was no black to it. There was life matters. Everyone got together and had picnics. We social distanced at the park. At the end, everybody had a bite to eat. It was really nice and i was really proud to be an american. I have been to 18 other countries in my life. Theye seen firsthand, and are expressly nice to americans, but nonetheless, i saw firsthand what was going on in their countries and i know what is going on in my country. Even when we dont agree, we listen to each other and wait support each other. That is america. Of friends that are other nationalities. My mother is American Indian and my father is from ireland. I am first generation born here from ireland for my father. I love it in america. We have so many freedoms that other countries wouldnt even think about. Host how well are we doing at listening to each other today versus the past . Caller i think it is about time. I was raised in a household that was absolutely against any kind of bigotry. So we learned at a very young age. Am freckled i have eight brothers who all the click American Indians. So when i was little they would all look like American Indians. So when i was little, they would never make me feel like i didnt belong. Host mitchell out of hollywood, florida. Good morning. You are next. Caller i am proud to be an american. I am proud for the reason that the earth is the lords. We are they that dwell within. God is everything and everything belongs to him. That is why i am proud to be an american, for the simple reason that you reap what you sow. How could the middleclass realize that they are being cheated and still think that they are going to be dealt with fairly when you dont see any way out. You see they are taking from them, the 600 for the unemployment. In florida, there are so many that are not receiving and will not receive, about 37 . The thing about it is, you have a way out, but god is showing us through these various calamities , we are reaping what we so host . Ow. Se host henry North Carolina says i am proud to be in american. South carolina, i propose we drop all reference to race in government documents and conversation is the first big step to end racial division. Indiana, proud american, but not proud of any part of my government. This from dell from florida, i would say i am grateful to live here. Look how any people want to get in here. , oure are not perfect constitution guarantees that we are free and therefore can continually improve. Next in West Virginia is eerie good morning. Caller is next. Good morning. Caller i am proud to be an american. I am 69 years old and i worked 40 years in the steel mill and it gave me a good job and a good pension. It took everything we did to get where we got. We are the best nation in the world. We have the most freedoms. Some roughn through times. Those who were tearing down statues, that is not helping. It is only causing more division. Host did you get a chance to watch the president in Mount Rushmore . Caller i watched some. But i am old. I like to sleep. I wish they wouldnt have drugged it on. This is the greatest country in the nation. , from the Boston Tea Party to the vietnam war, to iraq. We do what we do because we are who we are. People . R prejudice yes, there are, but at least we tried in america. Host harry in West Virginia. If you went to bed before the president s speech, here is a little from last night on the reasons why he is proud and americans should be proud to live in this country. Pres. Trump we gather tonight for the most important day in the history of nations, july 4, 1776. At those words, every american heart should swell with pride. Every American Family should share with delight, and every American Patriot should be filled with joy. Mostof you lives in the magnificent country in the history of the world, and it will soon be greater than ever before. Applause]d our founders launched not only a revolution in government, but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the condition than the United States of america. No people have done more to promote Human Progress and the citizens of our great nation. [cheers and applause] it was all made possible by the courage of 56 patriots who gathered in philadelphia 244 years ago and signed the declaration of independence. Applause]d they enshrined a divine truth that changed the world forever when they said all men are created equal. Inse were mortal words said motion, the unstoppable march of freedom. Our founders boldly declared that we are all endowed with the same divine rights given us by our creator in heaven, and that which god has given us, we will allow no one, ever, to take away, ever. Host that was the president last night. He was at Mount Rushmore with a salute plan for tonight to america. Coverage begins at 6 45 p. M. Eastern. Comments,e of those u. S. National pride has fallen to record lows we are asking you whether you are proud to be an american. Poll gaugedtoday opinions that americans have about living in this country. One of the questions they ask whether respondents think america is the greatest country in the world. Some 32 saying the United States is the greatest country in the world, 28 saying it is one of the greatest, 12 said the United States was an average country, when he first said it had fallen behind the other major countries of the world, 3 said it was one of the worst countries in the world. Breaking down those results, almost nine of 10 voters, 87 , said the United States was the greatest are one of the greatest countries in the world. 59 , said iters, was average, had fallen behind, or one of the worst. Whiteman White Americans were saying. N what americans africanamericans were more likely than white to say that the country had fallen behind. Getting your thoughts and your ls andse to those pol this question are you proud to be an american . David, you are next. Caller i am very proud to be an american. I was born in 1959, and i have seen all of the incredible changes. I was young and witnessed all the violence and change. Good things happened in the 1960s. I lived in the 19 in West Virginia. We had great teachers. Teacher taught us all history, black history, white history, and this is third grade. Be brighter people. As usual, euros have strife within and i understand. I thought the statues should have been you always have strife within and i understand. I thought the statue should have been removed. When i came down here, i thought they were threatening. But i understand they are historical values. A lot of those were relatives there and they had heritage there and though they dont want to admit it, it hurts them, because these were their road case he fought and died in this war. Host President Trump wants to create a National Guard of american heroes. Who are a couple people you would put their statues in the garden . Caller Martin Luther king. Dwight eisenhower. Kennedy. I would also like to see Ronald Reagan in their, because i thought he was a good president. He was a leader. As much as people were against him, people respected him. Host you mentioned white eisenhower, set to have dwight eisenhower, set to have the next monument memorial was supposed to open back on memorial day weekend and has been expected to open sometime this fall. A new monument here in washington, d. C. , not far from our studio on capitol hill. Francis is in california. You are next. Good morning. Caller good morning. I am a new american. I wasnt born in america. I am from england 50 years ago. I am in a house that i built with my wife and raised four children. It. Very happy about i had six siblings and none of have. Ccomplished what we , built this house myself because i was trained to be a carpenter. I am very proud about it. I am very privileged. I have been supporting mr. Trump from the start. Friend who told me some time ago that when he went to , mr. Trump befriended him and took him around tonight places that he wouldnt have tto around 10 nice o nice places that he would not want to. He knows mr. Trump better than most people in america. I supported mr. Trump during his campaign. I am telling you, this man is a genius anyway you look at it. Mr. Trump is an absolute genius and kind. Mr. Trump out ofhis is donna verona, pennsylvania. Caller i have been trying to get on your show for a while now. I actually am proud to be american. If this country wasnt like it over and trump took country, you this wanted to make America White again. It saddens me how everybody that got this racism knows what donald trump is trying to do, because he wants to make America White again. It is not going to happen. But people work hard. I have worked hard at the biggest hospital my whole life. I watch white people got away with hardly not doing work, telling the boss, i dont know. On leave and went had to have surgery, i boss pulled me in the office, two of the biggest cons of the biggest two of the biggest accounts of the biggest hospitals and i told her i dont want to and she said you have to. And i said she is going to be a man when she gets back. And she said this is what you have to do. Dont tell me but people dont work hard, we work trouble. And i want to talk about hate. If the country was still all white, you would hate. Host that is done out of pennsylvania. Our text messaging service, including dave in charleston saying the country is us. If you not proud of the usa or if you are, what are you going to do to improve things . Steve from texas says i proud american. I wanted to as coming locks were free in 1776. From pennsylvania, i am not proud and have been proud for decades. How can i be proud of a country fuels. Fossil feels oil wars continue and both parties are complicit. That is jackies comment via text. It is coming up on 9 30 on the east coast. We ask are you proud to be an american . We have been showing you some of the oped that have been dealing paper andtopic in the news websites. One more to show you from doug, who cspan viewers is the president and ceo of mount vernon and has appeared on this program frequently, including recently as part of our cm our museum tour. This is his column from cnn at the end of last month that came out on monday morning. He wrote, the founding generation did not make a perfect country. In many ways they failed to live up to the powerful vision of liberty. Nevertheless, they gave us their funding aspirations and institutional inheritance that we still rely on to solve our problems. We can be part of it. It is not the founders who are responsible to our failures. Our shared values of equality drive our frustrations was in society today, but these are our values and we should be proud to celebrate them. So have a cookout, slid the promise of america, and all those who have fought and lived for and be proud to recognize that we, the people, control the meaning of equality and popular rule in our future, which is our inheritance in our great trust. The ceo and president of mount vernon in his column. Jersey, goodw morning. All, i want tof say i am very proud to be american. Back to theamily early part of the 1700s. We have been here for many generations. And to not be proud as an american with all of the blood and killing and suffering of my ancestors who built this country would go in vain. I take advantage and read the constitution with my children at the fourth of july cookout. It is a very important thing. We need to understand that there are people who have not been here for that many generations and they areations going to have a different aspect. I dont want to say hatred, but they will look at our country differently. Some negativel me term, but i trace fema members back who fought in the war on myh sides, but i trace family members back who fought in the war on both sides. A caller who said he reads the declaration of independence every fourth of july you read the constitution, do you have a favorite part . Caller the 13th amendment. Host tell us why. Caller it talks about freedom. Next. Is caller thank you for taking my call. I answer the question, am proud to be an american . We have to realize there is still a Confederate Flag flying over i95 and people who are dismissive of the fact that led people are killed at a high rate by Police Officers and go about their day. We have to remember that the 13th amendment that said nothing about those in texas who werent freed until later. People whoremember willfully put on blinders to ignore the suffering of people who are on the others, this has nothing to do with god, donald trump, is peoples individual choices to put on blinders and refuse to acknowledge what is going on in this country. This country was not founded for black people but was built by black people. There are a lot of people who say if you dont like america, you can go somewhere else, but we arent into you pate what is due. Madecountry was due by by black people and other minorities. Every since we started on this continent, there has been pain. Our blood is in the soil. A lot of people want to imagine that our president is so great because they made this country better racism didnt begin with him and wont end. Host you said pay what is due, are you talking about reparations . Caller there is no way we can get reparations. It would be in the trillions of dollars. America is not even willing to give us a check for what is due. What is due is freedom and be glad we arent asking for anything other than being treated fairly. That say black people dont work hard, i am in a highly regarded position and i had to work 3 04s harder than my counterparts three or four times harder than my counterparts. Im not saying reparations. You need people to of knowledge that when we say black lives matter, we are not saying everyone else doesnt matter. We are saying that we are getting killed in the streets. Host what line of work are you in . Caller i work in i. T. Host sean is next out of california. Good morning. I love america. One think one thing i think people need to do is take responsibility for what we call our local neighborhoods in serving our communities. I get mad when i hear people say we are more racist today than we rightsck in the civil act. When you say that half of america is totally racist and absolutely out of control, youre saying that all things work for until this point, artan Martin Luther king, you are trying to tell me it failed . Where did we go wrong . Live in thek we greatest country in the world, where if summit it wants something, they can get up and get it. It just takes resilience, no excuses. In my life, when i lost my excuses, i found my result. Host we are continuing to take your phone calls as we hear from you on this question are you proud to be an american. The phone lines are split up regionally. If youre in the eastern or central time zones, 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. Joe is in georgia. Good morning. Caller i love cspan. I have been calling your network for 50 years. I want to say i have never been so fired up. I love america and i love donald trump. I am teaching a Leadership Class to young people. Let me tell you how he won a landslide win. Kennedy has 16 million viewers. Hannity has 16 million viewers. Each one gets about, i think talk radio shows will give Donald John Trump the biggest landslide victory. The besthe he is leader in the world. Host let me ask you about the Leadership Class. Who are you teaching it to and what do you focus on . Caller these are Outstanding Young people. Five wants to be president come one wants to be a u. S. Senator. I am teaching them to be positive and encourage other people and love all people, kindness, love. We are teaching them to study voting records, not what they say, but how they vote. I would love to invite you to come down and speak to my class. This are the finest young men and women. My first class was last saturday. If you want to feel good about the future of america, you come down and meet my Leadership Class. I get so fired up. Im so fired up i have been trouble sleeping the last two weeks because they are so great. I want to invite you and steve to come down and meet the great Young Leaders i have. They are outstanding. They love america and are trying to improve themselves each day. Host i know a little bit about your class, because you send the newsletter that you have. I think in your last newsletter you noted the loss of a friend who was the owner. I wanted to pass my condolences along for that. Caller he was a great die. He died about two weeks ago. Right before the first class. He is a Great American peer he started with nothing and became a worldfamous barbecue and we are dedicating the leadership to a Great American who was also a preacher. He loved everybody. We believe in loving everybody of all race. And al vida king are going to do a book signing at the barbecue. You might want to interview them. It will be a bestselling book. Yall do a great job at cspan. Thank god for you and steve and all of the wonderful people at cspan. You are doing an incredible job. Host i per shape the call. This is larry out of pennsylvania i appreciate the call. I this is larry out of pennsylvania. Caller here is the question white people wont accept the fact that they are privileged. Say, the blacks, they, those people. That tells me at the beginning you are a racist. For certain other people calling in i love america, but let me just say this. Know what you do and who you represent. Are youme ask you proud to be an american . That is the question we are asking. Caller i am proud to be an american, but am i sorry and am i hurt. You say to us, quit doing this and quit doing that. I will give you an example. Grocery store in line with a mask and this lady in front of me at a three years threeyearold and she was buying candy and i love kids and i always want to buy candy. I said i would get to her i will get it to her. People tell me i need to get over it. And i thought, you taught a threeyearold to say some craft like that, and they say quit pulling the bandages off of the wounds. Unless you take out the root, it is going to keep on happening. America,ar that i love and i was nine years old the first time a gun got put in my face. Host net is larry in pennsylvania. Randall nash that is larry in pennsylvania. Is larry inhat pennsylvania. Randall is next. Caller our country is a shining star throughout the world. Bless donald trump and god bless your show. To andover, new york next. Caller good morning. Host go ahead. Caller i am proud with her . The president invites his supporters i am a proud american a . Question mark. The president is inviting all of sit next to him in to each other and they are threatening the indian people. Salute in the is promising one of the biggest fireworks displays in history. What do you think about that . The mayor has been very and to never become into the Grocery Store has to wear a mask, because the Grocery Store people are working there all day long. The American People should consider the current pandemic and huge amount of virus in the air and they should listen to the scientists. And trump doesnt do that. That is a real problem. A story in notes that it is the Trump Administration that controls the property on the National Mall which is putting on the celebration to celebrate america. When it comes to Independence Day in the age of coronavirus, here is a little bit from the briefing earlier this week with the governor of arizona and also the Health Services director with her advice on how to celebrate Independence Day amid the pandemic. And then we will be updating guidance for Independence Day. We know a lot of people like to get together for the fourth of july and celebrate. Weekend,re asking this when you celebrate with your immediate household or daily contact, dont expand that and have large groups at your home and out in public. We need to protect our most vulnerable family members and friends. If you have grandparents of those high risk, it may be time to engage them through facetime or other chat messages. If you do have people over, try tuesday outside as much as to stay, stay try outside as much as possible, stay hydrated and wear a face mask. Host the director of the Health Services at the governor briefing. That is in arizona. Arizona is one of the hotspots made the pandemic. Time for a few more calls. A question we have been asking all morning are you proud to be an american . In houston, texas. Good morning. Caller thank you cspan and thank you for being on the radio. Here is my comment, we live in a country where you are free to choose to live where you want to live and to apply for work where you want to. You are free to move around this country at any given moment. The second point, parenting. We have lost focus on the need. F a family centric country we all know the demographics of the single moms out there. That needs to stop and something needs to happen in element in junior high and teaching Civil Liberties and talking about family units and all of those things. Somehow we have lost focus on , they centric traditions whole generation coming up without any items. Disobedience and a civil manner. Get out there and civilly protest. Theres so much that needs to be corrected, and it starts in the home. You had a person call from california. He sounded like a very upset gentleman who had gotten out of prison and had been there two years and got a job at the irs and was trying to tell his story and he broke down and started crying and made me come to tears. It sounded like a good story. I am sure you have his phone number. Give him a call back and let him tell his story. This is stephanie in West Virginia. Born in country. American because this is all i know. I was born and raised in this country and i dont know anything else. That i think our country needs to get back to god. We need to pray. One other thing, i think we need to go back in the original americans were the American Indians, and they are the most mistreated people. Some dont even have Running Water to the home. How come the senators and congressmen are not making sure they have Running Water to every home on the reservations . That is a tragedy. Until we do right by the American Indians, our country will not continue to be blessed. God blesses our country and he has blessed us because we made him number one. In god we trust is in our money. Lets truly mean it and walk in love like god of the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes shall not perish and believes in him shall not perish. Host mike in modesto, california. Good morning. Caller the fellow from texas, these people always imply the problem with the home structure in the africanamerican it is because of a character defect and thats how those people are. You have to understand what our culture has done to these people weather werent allowed to get homes after world war ii. The biggest thing i wanted to people mixing the parties in history, like the republicans taking credit for ending slavery in the big one is where they like to go with, it is the democrats that did all the jim crow and lynching. Dixiecr knows they were ats. Allan, show the comments of of the prominent republicans before trump got the nomination and what they think about him nosehat is the got their dirty for him when they got in power. Host connie in new hampshire. Good morning. This is new mexico, not new hampshire. Host sorry about that, go ahead. Caller that is ok. I am very glad to be an american. I had ancestors that fought on both sides of the confederacy. Lost everything they had. Oneslaves were the only on because they got their freedom. We should follow god. He has blessed us from the beginning. On racism, to me, it does not color of the skin, it is the arrogance, attitude, hatred, hypocrisy, lack of respect, no kindness, no love whoever that comes from. That is guilty of racism. You can find in america what you are looking for and you need to treat others like you want to be treated. If you have leadership that tells you all the time that you are not as good as everybody else, you will go out and find it. That is all you will look for and all you will find. A few minutes left in the program. Prideg about the issue of in america in the wake of a gallup poll from mid june that found National Pride at alltime lows since gallup started measuring the idea of whether they were proud to be in americans, back in 2001. Now at a record low in terms of the number of people who said they were extremely or very proud to be americans. Also showing you various clips and some of the statements of members of congress about Independence Day and july 4 and the meaning of independence in this country. One more from you from senator tim scott, republican of south carolina. He was the republican leader in the senate on the Police Reform bill that republicans tried to move and did not get enough support to actually vote on the bill. That is the bill republicans in the senate were behind and democrats had passed their own in the house. This is from his column from fox news from earlier this week. Tim scott writing, our nation is one of resiliency and on the fourth of july, i encourage all americans to have hope, to reflect on how far we have come as a nation, and to believe we will move forward together. To believe the declaration of independence will ring true for all who live on american soil. This is democracy, freedom, hope in the corners of the world, the everyone wasared equal with inalienable rights. The citizens pulled their strength to fight in two world wars and will be a nation that overcomes todays challenges as well when we stand united. Senator tim scott with his comments. James in washington, d. C. Good morning. Caller i am proud to be an american. But there are issues we never addressed in the United States of america. Going to adjust until we get hundred percent real with what the issues are. Lack of schools in the black communities, lack of jobs in the , alwaysmmunity incarcerating us, more time than the average individual or caucasian individuals. Those issues,ssed what the previous person set about the home issue. The home issue is bad because they lock us up with and anybody. And then not even talking about the killing of black individuals , whether women or men. Until we address the racism in this country, we will never move forward further. We will stay stagnant in the situation we are in. That is all i have to say. Host rodney is in georgia good morning. Caller i am 100 proud to be an american. I am tired of the split standards. Right, you are wrong. If you are left, you are always right. No one gives trump credit for all he has done for the africanamerican communities, and it is just wrong. Everyone gives him crab. Host do you think we are more divided or moving in the right direction . Caller we will see here in a couple of months. I believe we are. I dont agree with all this tearing down of statues and all of this going on in the cities, writing and all that stuff. I see nothing wrong with a peaceful protest. Rioting and all that stuff. I see nothing wrong with the peaceful protest. So mad. Le getting you are going to get coronavirus if you are rioting and in an autonomous zone. Host jeanette is next. Hello. Host you are on the air. Caller i just wanted to tell you i am proud to be an american host you have to turn down your television. Why are you proud . Caller i was raised in born here. The only thing i dont like is the virus. He is President Trump and a great president. I enjoyed his speech and everything. I just wanted to let them know. Host do you think he is doing a good job leading the federal response to the coronavirus . Caller yes, he is here he is doing a wonderful job. Betty out of charlotte, North Carolina. Good morning. Caller good morning. I just wanted to say i am proud to be an american. I was one of 11 children, and we were very poor growing up. I think a lot of times the problem is when people dont have much money when they are growing up, they get left behind. We couldnt afford to go to college. But we worked our own way. We had to work when we were garden and we planted. Children, we11 were taught to help each other. I think people we were brought up in a christian home also, and my mom and dad were right there with us all the time. Were brought up as far as racism, there was none. My mother never taught us to mye or might daddy or daddy, or anyone. I think everyone should pray. God will heal our country. Caller. R last i hope you join us tomorrow. We start every morning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Today, many of us here at cspan have been working from home these past couple of months. As we leave you today, we wanted to show you photos from behind the scenes from those of us here at cspan working from home and keeping cspan on the air. Every day we take your calls live on the day, and we discussed policy issues that affect you. Coming up sunday morning, we will talk about the National Debate over removing confederate symbols. Journal andgton be sure to join the discussion with their phone calls and Text Messages and tweets. President trump and the first lady participate in the salute to america fourth of July Celebration at the white house today, live coverage begin at 6 45 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Online at cspan. Org, or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Now the discussion today is titled the crucible of citizenship and includes a Panel Discussion with the following participants. General jim mattis is the distinguished fellow at the hoover institution. We are happy to have general mattis return to hoover after serving as the secretary of defense. He commanded at multiple levels during his career as a infantry in 2013. Fore retiring jim headed u. S. Central command, directing military operations over 200,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and allied