Trump rewrites US history as Christian nationalist narrative for 250th anniversary

On the occasion of the United States' 250th anniversary, Donald Trump is promoting a version of American history framed as national-Christian, racist and sexist, which contradicts historical facts. The authors of the Declaration of Independence were educated, secular farmers influenced by European political thought who opposed the concept of popular sovereignty. The article's author argues Trump's goal is to politically subjugate liberal intellectuals.

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