Matt Gagnon discusses a new Gallup Poll revealing a significant decline in national pride among Americans, particularly Democrats, with only 36% expressing extreme or very strong pride. This represents a 56-percentage-point split between Democrats and Republicans, the widest since 2001. While Republican pride has remained relatively consistent, fluctuating around 90% since 2001, Democratic pride has varied significantly, dropping from 87% in 2001 to 42% during Donald Trump’s presidency and rising to 62% under Joe Biden, only to fall to 36% currently. Gagnon argues that tying national pride to political leadership is unhealthy and divisive, advocating for a more unified and independent sense of American pride.
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
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The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
