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Jackson, Mississippi To Remove Statue Of Andrew Jackson From City Hall

Jackson, Mississippi To Remove Statue Of Andrew Jackson From City Hall

The city of Jackson, Mississippi, voted on Monday night to remove a statue of its namesake, Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, NBC News reported. Jackson is the second major city to remove a statue of the man for whom the city was named. In a five to one vote, the city council enacted a plan […]

4y ago

Trump Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Still Won’t Commit To Putting Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

Trump Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Still Won’t Commit To Putting Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

Just one day after President Donald Trump raised the nation’s collective eyebrows by reportedly referring to Haiti and African nations as “s***hole countries” during a closed door Oval Office meeting, his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to confirm that Harriet Tubman would be receiving her promised place on the $20 bill. Jack Lew, treasury secretary […]

6y ago

Newsweek Accused Of Painting Melania Trump A ‘Tree-Hating-Villain’ Spawning ‘FakeNewsweek’ Mocking Today

Newsweek Accused Of Painting Melania Trump A ‘Tree-Hating-Villain’ Spawning ‘FakeNewsweek’ Mocking Today

Newsweek is accused of publishing a “misleading headline” that started the whirlwind about Melania Trump “ordering” a tree to be taken down on the White House lawn. It was verified that Newsweek tweeted this headline from their Twitter account and from there it took on a life of its own across the various media outlets. […]

6y ago

Now That Melania Trump ‘Ordered’ White House ‘Jackson Tree’ Axed, Will ‘Trump Tree’ Grow In Its Place?

Now That Melania Trump ‘Ordered’ White House ‘Jackson Tree’ Axed, Will ‘Trump Tree’ Grow In Its Place?

After reviewing reports, Melania Trump agreed with the experts that there was no way to save the magnificent magnolia tree that was planted by Andrew Jackson 200 years ago. It was the National Parks Service that ordered the tree to come down after experts offered no other options. On Fox & Friends’ Wednesday morning show, […]

6y ago

Donald Trump Impeachment: Saying ‘Pocahontas’ Could Lead To Impeachment, Says Allan Lichtman

Donald Trump Impeachment: Saying ‘Pocahontas’ Could Lead To Impeachment, Says Allan Lichtman

President Donald Trump allegedly called Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” during a ceremony honoring Navajo war veterans. Sen. Elizabeth Warren couldn’t even believe that President Trump used that term while honoring war heroes, and there are many political experts who think that President Trump’s recent comment may have provided yet another way for Congress to […]

7y ago

Trump Suffers ‘Dangerous Disability’ Characterized By Inability To ‘Think And Speak Clearly,’ Says George Will

Trump Suffers ‘Dangerous Disability’ Characterized By Inability To ‘Think And Speak Clearly,’ Says George Will

In a scathing piece published on the Washington Post on March 3, 2017, the conservative political commentator George Will launched an attack on Donald Trump, blaming what some critics have described as the president’s “reckless thoughtlessness” on a form of intellectual disability characterized by inability to “think and speak clearly.” Will warned that Trump’s “fathomless” […]

7y ago

Donald Trump Mocked On Twitter For Civil War Comments With #TrumpTeachesHistory Hashtag

Donald Trump Mocked On Twitter For Civil War Comments With #TrumpTeachesHistory Hashtag

Donald Trump received criticism Monday for comments he made about the American Civil War. According to the New York Times, Trump was being interviewed on a SiriusXM radio program when he said that, had Andrew Jackson been President in 1860, Jackson would have prevented the Civil War from happening. “I mean had Andrew Jackson been […]

7y ago

Who Is Andrew Jackson And Why Did Donald Trump Lay A Wreath On His Grave Today?

Who Is Andrew Jackson And Why Did Donald Trump Lay A Wreath On His Grave Today?

Donald Trump on Wednesday visited Nashville, Tennessee, where he also made an official trip to the historic home of the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson. He paid tribute to Jackson who was born 250 years ago on March 15 by placing a wreath on the tomb of the president known to friends […]

7y ago

Who Wrote Donald Trump’s Inauguration Speech? Report Reveals The Two Men Behind The Address

Who Wrote Donald Trump’s Inauguration Speech? Report Reveals The Two Men Behind The Address

A tweet from earlier this week showing Donald Trump looking busy writing his inauguration speech is, just as many had suspected, not what it’s cracked up to be. That was the main takeaway in a new report suggesting that the address was, in fact, written by two of the U.S. President’s top advisors. The internet […]

7y ago

Donald Trump Meets Andrew Jackson: Don’t Let History Repeat Itself

Donald Trump Meets Andrew Jackson: Don’t Let History Repeat Itself

If you think Donald Trump is the answer to all of America’s problems, now is the time to brush up on your U.S. history. The last time a right-wing anti-establishment candidate made it to the White House, the result was a division in the United States that ran so deeply civil war broke out. If […]

8y ago

Don’t Worry President Andrew Jackson Fans, US Treasury Confirms Jackson Will Remain On New $20 Bill Featuring Harriet Tubman

Don’t Worry President Andrew Jackson Fans, US Treasury Confirms Jackson Will Remain On New $20 Bill Featuring Harriet Tubman

Controversy has surrounded the U.S. Department Of Treasury’s announcement that civil rights warrior and women’s suffrage supporter Harriet Tubman will be featured on the new $20 bill. The issue seemed to be coming to a head as some politicians vocalized their disdain for the proposed new currency noting that we should not “diminish Andrew Jackson” […]

8y ago

Donald Trump Praises Andrew Jackson’s Legacy, Dismisses Harriet Tubman Change As ‘Political Correctness’

Donald Trump Praises Andrew Jackson’s Legacy, Dismisses Harriet Tubman Change As ‘Political Correctness’

Donald Trump criticized the U.S. Treasury’s decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, calling the change “pure political correctness.” Speaking with NBC’s Today Show this morning, Donald Trump blasted the Treasury Department for planning to replace Andrew Jackson — the U.S. president responsible for the infamous “Trail of Tears” — […]

8y ago

Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Brings Praise And Complaints

Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Brings Praise And Complaints

Harriet Tubman will be replacing President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. This announcement has brought praise from Americans who think women other than Sacajawea and Susan B. Anthony deserve representation on American currency. However, it has also brought a surprising amount of complaints and downright hatred. https://www.facebook.com/SenatorReid/posts/1328395830509030 The New York Times reported that Harriet […]

8y ago

U.S. Treasury Nears Decision To Keep Hamilton On $10 Bill, Put A Woman On The $20

U.S. Treasury Nears Decision To Keep Hamilton On $10 Bill, Put A Woman On The $20

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to announce this week that the face of Alexander Hamilton will remain on the $10 bill, and a woman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, senior government sources told CNN Money on Saturday. Last summer, Lew announced that the treasury was considering redesigning the face of […]

8y ago

New $20 Bill: Andrew Jackson Will Be Replaced By Prominent Woman From American History, Hillary Clinton Suggests Harriet Tubman

New $20 Bill: Andrew Jackson Will Be Replaced By Prominent Woman From American History, Hillary Clinton Suggests Harriet Tubman

There will soon be a new $20 bill, as Andrew Jackson will be taken off and replaced by a woman, but Alexander Hamilton has saved his spot on the $10 bill. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had announced last summer that Hamilton would likely be replaced with one of the most influential women in American history, […]

8y ago

USS Jackson: Navy Ship Named After President Andrew Jackson Sparks Controversy

USS Jackson: Navy Ship Named After President Andrew Jackson Sparks Controversy

Controversy has erupted over the naming of a new Navy ship. The combat ship, the USS Jackson, was named after Jackson, Mississippi. The city was named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. Those opposed to the ship’s name cite the former president’s treatment of Native Americans and African Americans The United States Navy is being […]

9y ago

Harriet Tubman Picked To Take The $10, And So Many Worthy Women Deserve A Bill, Too

Harriet Tubman Picked To Take The $10, And So Many Worthy Women Deserve A Bill, Too

The debate over which woman will appear on the $10 bill has peaked with two top picks — Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony. However for supporters, that bill just isn’t enough. “We want Aunt Harriet on the 20,” Tubman’s great-great-grand-niece Pauline Copes-Johnson, 88, told the Associated Press after a meeting in Seneca Falls, New […]

9y ago

Harriet Tubman’s Biggest $20 Bill Competition Could Be Andrew Jackson

Harriet Tubman’s Biggest $20 Bill Competition Could Be Andrew Jackson

Last month, Harriet Tubman triumphed over Eleanor Roosevelt by just a few hundred votes to become the winner of the the Women on $20s poll — a campaign that sought to select a woman to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Only around 600,000 votes were cast, but the reality of Harriet replacing Andrew […]

9y ago

America Wants Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

America Wants Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

#DearMrPresident: America has finally spoken. They want Harriet Tubman to be the face of our $20 bill. Currently, our currency is all male and all white. A campaign called Women on 20s hopes to change that in the near future, so much so that they began a petition to replace Andrew Jackson on the bill. […]

9y ago

Group Wants One Of These Four Women To Replace Andrew Jackson On The $20 Bill

Group Wants One Of These Four Women To Replace Andrew Jackson On The $20 Bill

A movement has come about from a group that is seeking to have Andrew Jackson replaced on the $20 bill. Their movement is looking to have a woman replace the former president’s likeness on the bill, and they’ve now whittled the choices down to four – Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, and Wilma Mankiller. […]

9y ago

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