CNN: Mount Rushmore Features ‘Two Slave Owners’ and Is on Land Taken from Native Americans

TAPPER In our national ░░░░░░░░ today there has been ░░░░░░░░ of a sea change ░░░░░░░░ American public opinion in ░░░░░░░░ the last few weeks ░░░░░░░░ it comes to efforts ░░░░░░░░ understand that members of ░░░░░░░░ groups perhaps especially black ░░░░░░░░ can have a very ░░░░░░░░ experience living in the ░░░░░░░░ States than whites And ░░░░░░░░ Americans of all stripes ░░░░░░░░ Independence Day the Fourth ░░░░░░░░ July for some in ░░░░░░░░ historically marginalized groups the ░░░░░░░░ of July holiday can ░░░░░░░░ bittersweet as CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Santiago reports Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Fireworks parades ceremonies The ░░░░░░░░ of U S independence ░░░░░░░░ declared by Founding Fathers ░░░░░░░░ wrote all men are ░░░░░░░░ equal that they are ░░░░░░░░ by their creator with ░░░░░░░░ unalienable rights that among ░░░░░░░░ are life liberty and ░░░░░░░░ pursuit of happiness But ░░░░░░░░ very rights being celebrated ░░░░░░░░ Independence Day are the ░░░░░░░░ rights that millions of ░░░░░░░░ say they and their ░░░░░░░░ have not been allowed ░░░░░░░░ enjoy What does Independence ░░░░░░░░ mean to you HOLLAND ░░░░░░░░ will always be a ░░░░░░░░ American But that doesn ░░░░░░░░ mean I don t ░░░░░░░░ the faults and the ░░░░░░░░ that this country has ░░░░░░░░ For historian and author ░░░░░░░░ Holland that includes the ░░░░░░░░ that has led to ░░░░░░░░ across the country the ░░░░░░░░ in communities of color ░░░░░░░░ by a pandemic HOLLAND ░░░░░░░░ think it s fair ░░░░░░░░ sometimes question whether America ░░░░░░░░ African Americans as much ░░░░░░░░ we love it LEE ░░░░░░░░ can solve these problems ░░░░░░░░ we just do it ░░░░░░░░ SANTIAGO For 93 year ░░░░░░░░ Opal Lee independence must ░░░░░░░░ the freedom for all ░░░░░░░░ Juneteenth the day enslaved ░░░░░░░░ in Texas learned that ░░░░░░░░ those enslaved in Confederate ░░░░░░░░ had been freed LEE ░░░░░░░░ I m advocating that ░░░░░░░░ have Juneteenth from the ░░░░░░░░ to the Fourth of ░░░░░░░░ You know slaves weren ░░░░░░░░ free on the Fourth ░░░░░░░░ July SANTIAGO As Americans ░░░░░░░░ a reckoning over racism ░░░░░░░░ and present there is ░░░░░░░░ message of healing from ░░░░░░░░ White House Instead President ░░░░░░░░ is calling a black ░░░░░░░░ matter street mural a ░░░░░░░░ of hate after New ░░░░░░░░ City announced it would ░░░░░░░░ painted in front of ░░░░░░░░ Tower He s also ░░░░░░░░ protection for symbols of ░░░░░░░░ Confederacy at campaign rallies ░░░░░░░░ The unhinged left wing ░░░░░░░░ is trying to vandalize ░░░░░░░░ history desecrate our monuments ░░░░░░░░ beautiful monuments SANTIAGO During ░░░░░░░░ visits TRUMP Not going ░░░░░░░░ happen not as long ░░░░░░░░ I m here SANTIAGO ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter And he ░░░░░░░░ refusing to sign anything ░░░░░░░░ the name of military ░░░░░░░░ named after Confederate leaders ░░░░░░░░ I am hopeful that ░░░░░░░░ will as a country ░░░░░░░░ that the Confederacy is ░░░░░░░░ to be studied not ░░░░░░░░ to be glorified and ░░░░░░░░ re able to actually ░░░░░░░░ who we are when ░░░░░░░░ celebrate Independence Day Clip ░░░░░░░░ SANTIAGO And Jake kicking ░░░░░░░░ the Independence Day weekend ░░░░░░░░ Trump will be at ░░░░░░░░ Rushmore where he ll ░░░░░░░░ standing in front of ░░░░░░░░ monument of two slave ░░░░░░░░ and on land wrestled ░░░░░░░░ from Native Americans told ░░░░░░░░ he would be focusing ░░░░░░░░ the effort to tear ░░░░░░░░ our country s history ░░░░░░░░ Leyla Santiago with that ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much.”