it is almost independence day, give this thought. we keep asking politicians to get things done, get gas cheaper, who will pay my student loan. i was looking at the jfk inauguration speech, you remember the one. ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. a great line, right? and a gutsy line for a politician. think about it, his first day, he says, my fellow americans, don t look at me, you want something done, do it yourself. that is refreshing and that is what i want to hear more of from now on when i look at candidates, i only have one thing on my wish list. give me one thing and the other things fall into place. give me freedom. it s sad we have to say that, isn t it? it is supposed to be a given. remember the constitution, the first amendment is about freedom, there is a reason founding fathers put it first, thanks old white guys. yeah, yeah. [applause] bureaucratic sas freedom is great, it will have to wait, we re in a climate
joe: another beautiful performance by the u.s. air force heritage of america band. they do this all morning, brightening our day with patriotic tunes and beautiful music. rachel: thanks for joining us. we begin with a fox news alert. protests continue in france for a fifth straight night after the shooting death of a teenager last week. joe: the team was laid to rest yesterday. will: 700 arrests were made according to officials, the violence reaching of the home of a french mayor who says they rammed a flaming car into his house injuring his wife and one of his small children. rachel: french president emmanuel macron pulling out of a visit to germany. joe: he was seen at an elton john concert when the violence had several locations in paris. will: there s a need to understand what is happening in france. there is a sense under the surface the reminds us of 2020 and we hope is not some type of foreshadowing into something that could happen in america. the reason, france has
freedom to go to parade, watch fireworks, tell a hero thank you. get decked out in red white and blue and probably wave the american flag. and most of you watching right now, already have plans to do just that. but the number of us who love america, is shrinking every year. patriotism is on the decline. look at this poll from gallup. 20 years ago, 70 percent of americans said, they were extremely proud to be an american.today, that number is down to 39 percent. if you break it down by party, 60 percent of republicans are extremely proud and only 29 percent of democrats.young americans, are the least proud verbose parties political diploma from the wall street journal.he says, only 30 percent of americans say patriotism is very important to them. in 1998, it was 70 percent. religion following the same trend. the numbers of americans say religion is very important to them. 25 years ago it was 62 percent. nothing says your optimistic about america like having a baby. the amount
coincide with the four-year anniversary of the 2020 campaign launch. stro, i love when they play that music, it means it is time. you re watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. i m todd piro. ashley: a.m. i m ashley strohmier. john f kennedy and mary williamson and vivek ramaswamy a and good morning. alexandria: good morning. in addition to the washington post reporting, the new york times share president biden reached out to donors inviting him to washington next week, trying to fire up that cash flow. with his rating he needs to fire up his race, as well. half of likely democratic voters in new hampshire do not want to see the president seek another term. a quarter said president biden is their top candidate. until next week the president remains in the potentially running category, along with really big names like governor ron desantis, you have former vice president mike pence, and four, president trump polling at the top for the gop and list of ca
The USS Hornet may be a decommissioned aircraft carrier, yet it has nevertheless become the launch-site for a controversial new war in the skies. The Marine Cloud Brightening Program's Coastal Atmospheric Aerosol Research and Engagement project, led by researchers from the University of Washin.