Michael Beschloss tweet: "Honor America Day" 1970

[Dennis Donovan]

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Michael Beschloss✔
@BeschlossDC
Protesters in Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool when Nixon tried to turn July 4, 1970, ceremony into “Honor America Day” with Bob Hope, Kate Smith, Pat Boone and New Christy Minstrels. After the confrontation, Nixon never tried to do it again:

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8:31 PM - May 13, 2019

[wishstar]

1. But Nixon was re-elected in landslide in 1972 claiming to be law and order President

Trump and his supporters would love for unruly protestors to make a scene at the July 4th event and be arrested so he can claim as Nixon did to be upholding the law against an unruly mob of opponents. Roger Stone and other Nixon dirty tricksters tried to infiltrate gatherings to incite violence. (Trump and Republicans tried to make the claim that Democrats were scary and threatening before last years election, but that claim didn't get any traction after the incidents of rightwingers sending bombs to prominent Dems and committing shooting attacks.)

[watoos]

2. The way I understand Trump,

this year's DC 4th of July will celebrate Trump and his base. I guess they are the real Muricans. Do I need the sarcasm thingy so I don't get in trouble?