MaddowBlog-Republican bill would make Trump's birthday a federal holiday

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Adding to the list of similarly sycophantic efforts, a GOP congresswoman unveiled an actual bill to make Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-bill-make-trumps-birthday-federal-holiday-rcna192443

It’s also, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s birthday. Evidently, as HuffPost noted, this gave one of the president’s more sycophantic congressional allies an idea.

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) wants President Donald Trump’s birthday to be a federal holiday. On Friday, the New York congresswoman introduced in a news release what she called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act,” which would “permanently codify” June 14 as a federal holiday called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day,” according to the release.

In case there are any doubts, this isn't intended as satire. The New York Republican really did introduce an actual bill, H.R. 1395, which does not yet have any cosponsors, though it seems safe to assume other far-right GOP lawmakers will soon follow suit.....

As The New York Times recently summarized, “A competition of sorts has broken out for whom the Republican base will see as the most pro-Trump member.” From the article:

The rush of flattering legislation, some of which even the lawmakers concede is unlikely to pass, stands apart from merely carrying out Mr. Trump’s agenda. ... “It shows the power that Donald Trump has within the Republican Party these days, and that Republican members want to stay on his good side,” said Sean M. Theriault, government professor at the University of Texas at Austin. “A lot of these people are in really safe districts, but they’re also thinking about what their next step is. And so if they have designs on being in the Senate or running for governor or even a position in the administration, then there’s no better way to get on his good side than to do these over-the-top moves toward him.”

This was published before a New York congresswoman pushed her proposal to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday.

I’m reminded anew of the response to the Ogles bill from Filipe Campante, a professor at Johns Hopkins University: “The reason why this is bad is the very fact that it’s transparently ridiculous: It shows how this is becoming a Kim Jong-Un-style cult of personality, where the sycophants try to outdo one another in their groveling to get the attention of Dear Leader.”

That competition, alas, appears likely to get worse.

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1. TFG really needs his ego stroked and these idiots are complying

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. You can be sure that what this means eventually is that

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the proposed legislation will call for the elimination of the much-too-woke Juneteenth, which will be replaced by Trump’s birthday.

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3. Seems logical for a cult.

[orleans]

4. june 14th is FLAG DAY

but that isn't a federal holiday

Flag Day is a nationwide observance today, but Pennsylvania is the only state that recognizes it as a legal holiday. Bernard J. Cigrand, a school teacher in Waubeka, Wisconsin, reportedly spent years trying to get Congress to declare June 14 as a national holiday.

https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagday.pdf

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7. The red headed step child of patriotic observances

But one I celebrate every year! I'm sure many people think I'm just getting an early start of the 4th of July, but I have flags going everywhere on June 14th.

[multigraincracker]

5. Make it April First.

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6. As I said elsewhere, "EFF THAT SHIT!!"

Not only no, but HELL, NO, OVER MY DEAD BODY, NO!!

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8. MaddowBlog-GOP proposal to add Trump to Mount Rushmore is part of a ridiculous pattern

The legislation to add the president to Mount Rushmore will almost certainly fail — but that doesn't mean it's irrelevant.

GOP Proposal to Add trump to Mount Rushmore is Part of a Ridiculous Pattern
"It shows how this is becoming a Kim Jong-Un-style cult of personality, where the sycophants try to outdo one another in their groveling to get the attention of Dear Leader”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) 2025-02-06T15:40:02.106Z

GOP Proposal to Add trump to Mount Rushmore is Part of a Ridiculous Pattern
"It shows how this is becoming a Kim Jong-Un-style cult of personality, where the sycophants try to outdo one another in their groveling to get the attention of Dear Leader”

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-proposal-add-trump-mount-rushmore-part-ridiculous-pattern-rcna190809

In 2019, with Noem serving in the governor’s office, an aide working in the Trump White House reportedly reached out to her, asking about the process of adding additional presidents to the monument. In 2020, Trump wrote via social media that adding his likeness to Mount Rushmore sounded like “a good idea” to him.

Now that the Republican has returned to the White House, the topic has apparently made a comeback. Last week, some Fox News personalities talked about “a growing number of conservatives” who want to see Trump on Mount Rushmore. Around the same time, as HuffPost noted, one of the president’s congressional allies unveiled a legislative proposal in pursuit of the idea.

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would add President Donald Trump’s face to Mount Rushmore. “Let’s get carving!” Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna posted on X Tuesday after introducing legislation she said would recognize what she called Trump’s “remarkable accomplishments” and “the success he will continue to deliver.”

It’s important to emphasize a couple of highly relevant details. For one thing, as the public information office at Mount Rushmore has repeatedly made clear, there is no room for additional faces on the monument.....

The Times continued:

The rush of flattering legislation, some of which even the lawmakers concede is unlikely to pass, stands apart from merely carrying out Mr. Trump’s agenda. ... “It shows the power that Donald Trump has within the Republican Party these days, and that Republican members want to stay on his good side,” said Sean M. Theriault, government professor at the University of Texas at Austin. “A lot of these people are in really safe districts, but they’re also thinking about what their next step is. And so if they have designs on being in the Senate or running for governor or even a position in the administration, then there’s no better way to get on his good side than to do these over-the-top moves toward him.”

Unfortunately, the number of over-the-top moves is considerable. Among the most absurd — aside from the Mount Rushmore bill — was a proposal from Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, who unveiled a measure to allow Trump to seek a third term. The fact that the proposal would not allow former President Barack Obama to do the same thing made the absurdity that much more obvious.

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9. Putin's birthday isn't even a holiday in Russia

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10. Trump's cult in Congress is working overtime - but for him, not for you 👇

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