As President Donald Trump ramps up rhetoric stoking racial divisions in the country, asked directly to give his personal stance on the Confederate battle flag's place in society, Trump said, for him, it's"very simple -- it's freedom of speech."
Trump contradicted his own White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who just the day before, looking to counter reports calling the president's Fourth of July speeches"dark and divisive," said,"This vision is not a culture war." As of earlier this week, the Defense Department was making plans to ban Confederate flags and other divisive symbols from all military bases which could be finalized as early as this week. A U.S. official told ABC News that the Pentagon last week asked the military services to review the proposed language of the ban and address any concerns or explain how they would carry out.
At least one four-star general serving internationally has taken the lead on his own command ahead of the Pentagon announcement. In a tweet last week, Trump said he would veto the bill because of the amendment --"plus other bad things!" Republican Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi, a Trump ally, signed a bill last week to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, saying at the ceremony,"This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion to lead our Mississippi family to come together, to be reconciled and to move on."
It is freedom to express yourself and freedom of speech ! If you don’t like our country and our ways , then get the hell out of here . Go somewhere where they will let you destroy their history ! Ooooh there is no such place , is there ,!
Words of a racist. Freedom of speech that promotes the degradation of people of color. Kkk trump
Donald Trump is a certified racist.
Sure he would!
Duke winks back
What kind of a world do we live in where the president of the United States of America cannot drape himself with the Confederate flag?
It is. You have a right to say things people don't like. Freedom of speech is meaningless if people are not free to say stupid things or things that are offensive.
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