Donald Trump took his first official action as US president on Friday, sending his Cabinet nominations to the Senate and calling for a ‘national day of patriotism’, his spokesman said.
Even in his inauguration speech, Trump invoked patriotism by saying “When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice,” after which he signed a proclamation for making 20 January the “National Day of Patriotic Devotion”.
His press secretary Sean Spicer announced the decision on Twitter.
A lot of people were miffed after this decision was announced and compared it to similar ‘days’ declared by Fascists and autocratic rulers.
Source: Federal Register
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