MAGA Bill Introduced to Make Trump's Birthday a Federal Holiday

[babylonsister]

ARGH! Make it stop!!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-bill-introduced-to-make-trumps-birthday-a-federal-holiday/

MAGA Bill Introduced to Make Trump’s Birthday a Federal Holiday
BIRTHDAY TWINS
Nandika Chatterjee
Breaking News Intern
Updated 02.18.25 3:41AM EST
Published 02.17.25 4:22PM EST

A Republican congresswoman has called for President Donald Trump’s birthday to become a federal holiday. New York Rep. Claudia Tenney announced the bill to turn Trump’s birthday on June 14th, which falls on Flag Day, into an official holiday in a news release on Friday. “This legislation would permanently codify a new federal holiday called ‘Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day’ on June 14 to honor this historic day,” she said. Although not a federal holiday, Flag Day was established in 1777 when the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Tenney made the pitch for Trump to get a day of his own, saying, “No modern president has been more pivotal for our country than Donald J. Trump. As both our 45th and 47th President, he is the most consequential President in modern American history.” The congresswoman added that recognizing Trump’s birthday in this way would “recognize him as the founder of America’s Golden Age.” This bill joins a growing number of legislative efforts that flatter Trump. Such bills include the proposal to carve the president’s face into Mount Rushmore, a move to allow him to seek a third term, and a plan to put his face on $500 bills, according to the HuffPost.

[C_U_L8R]

1. How many billions will this bullcrap cost the country?

Trump's vanity will bankrupt us if his idiotic policies don't first.

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. Clowns. Cult. --- I fully expect DCA to be renamed after Trump.

[RazorbackExpat]

3. While Trump is doing his best to destroy the USA,

this... buffoon... wants to make his birthday a national holiday

[Eugene]

4. "... wrapped in the flag and holding a bible." nt

[Emile]

5. Today's Republican idiot shit-show proposal is to make Trump's bday a fed holiday.

[Emile]

6. New York Rep. Claudia Tenney has Trump Derangement Syndrome.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. These nonsense bills help to divert some attention from the wrecking ball being taken to every facet of our Democracy.

[Johonny]

8. If you fire all the federal workers, federal holidays

Mean a lot less. Government 101.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. What has this man done for this country besides NOTHING substantial?

tRump is a HUGE EGO with a little man.

I mean shit! FDR did more for this country than tRump will ever do and he DOES NOT have his face carved on Mt. Rushmore.

[BootinUp]

10. One of these days

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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

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

Link to tweet

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.

[sarisataka]

12. Since June 14th is already a holiday, why not make it a different day that would be meaningful to him?

Say April 20th?

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Congratulations, Representave Tenney! Tell her what she's won, Dave!

Dave: Claudia, you've won an autographed set of presidential kneepads! Worth $10,000 on TrumpCrap dot com, you'll be he envy of all the Nazipublicans schlurping at the narthex! They'll be awarded to you at a special ceremony during your next scheduled appointment with *rump's ass! *wild applause and cheers*