U.S. President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote patriotic education in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda.
Collin Binkley
Workers begin to remove a display of flags on the National Mall one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) January 21, 2021 - 8:55 AM
President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote âpatriotic educationâ in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda.
In an executive order signed on Wednesday in his first day in office, Biden disbanded Donald Trumpâs presidential 1776 Commission and withdrew a report it released Monday. Trump established the group in September to rally support from white voters and as a response to The New York Timesâ â1619 Project,â which highlights the lasting consequences of slavery in America.
In an executive order signed in his first day in office, Biden disband Donald Trump’s presidential 1776 Commission and withdrew a report it released Monday
In its report, which Trump hoped would be used in classrooms across the nation, the commission glorifies the country’s founders, plays down America’s role in slavery, condemns the rise of progressive politics and argues that the civil rights movement ran afoul of the “lofty ideals” espoused by the Founding Fathers.