Miyares Urges Americans to Reclaim Pride as Poll Finds Only 27% of Democrats Proud
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 2
Miyares Urges Americans to Reclaim Pride as Poll Finds Only 27% of Democrats Proud
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 2
Summary
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares used an Independence Day essay to defend American pride, arguing the country should celebrate its 250th birthday rather than dwell on its flaws.
A Fox News poll showing only 27% of Democrats are proud of the U.S. and record-low pride among young Americans prompted his call for more gratitude and civic education.
Miyares said adults, classrooms and media voices had failed to pass on the costs of freedom, while criticizing socialism and urging renewed focus on the Declaration of Independence and free enterprise.
His argument leaned on family history: his mother fled communist Cuba in 1965, then decades later voted for her son in Virginia—an example he cast as the 'American Miracle.'
The essay lands amid criticism from some media outlets that the America 250 celebration has been politicized by Donald Trump, underscoring a wider split over national identity.