Donald Trump condemns ‘left-wing cultural revolution’ at Mount Rushmore rally
- As protests against racial injustice spread in the US, Trump says ‘children are taught in school to hate their own country’
- Hours before the event, Native Americans blocked a road to protest that South Dakota’s Black Hills were taken from the Lakota people against treaty agreements
Speaking underneath a famed landmark that depicts four past US presidents, Trump warned that the demonstrations over racial inequality in American society threatened the foundations of the US political system.
“Make no mistake, this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American revolution,” Trump said. “Our children are taught in school to hate their own country.”
He repeatedly attacked “cancel culture”, which while amorphous, generally refers to movements to end support for people who have committed deeply offensive deeds or promote ideas seen as problematic.
Trump announced that he would create a “National Garden of American Heros”, which he described as a large outdoor park featuring statues of “the greatest Americans who ever lived”. He did not provide further details.