‘Squad’ Democrats Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman blast America on Fourth of July

A pair of congressional Democrats marked Independence Day by slamming as an alternative of celebrating the nation’s founding.

Rep. Cori Bush, Missouri Democrat, used the 247th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to plug reparations and denounce America’s founders.

She launched a decision in May in assist of a invoice to check reparations for Black Americans.

“The Declaration of Independence was written by enslavers and didn’t recognize Black people as human,” she wrote. “Today is a great day to demand Reparations Now.”

Ms. Bush’s assertion that the Declaration didn’t acknowledge Black individuals as human is fake — it doesn’t point out Black individuals or slavery in any respect, nor does it say some persons are human and others not. At the time of the Declaration, there have been free Blacks in each one of many then-colonies, even these the place slavery was widespread.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, one other member of the “squad” of far-left House Democrats, additionally rebuked the nation in a Fourth of July tweet.

“This July 4th, we must remember that we stand on stolen land toiled by enslaved Africans and recommit ourselves to the fight for freedom, equality, & justice so that these ideals are accessible to everyone, not just a privileged few,” Mr. Bowman stated. “We are not free until everyone is truly free.”

Critics on social media accused the second-term Democrats of failing to understand the sacrifices of the founders and a defective understanding of U.S. historical past.

Those commenting on Ms. Bush’s tweet included conservative pundit Ian Miles Cheong, who requested, “Don’t you think more than enough white people paid for it with their blood during the Civil War?”

Asked the “Redheaded libertarian”: “How many slaves did John Adams and Roger Sherman own?”

Oh my god. You have been by no means a slave. You reside within the biggest and freest nation on the planet, and also you’re an elected member of the United States Congress. No one is oppressing you. You have an enormous quantity of privilege. A little bit gratitude to your nation for at some point couldn’t damage.

— Matt Antar (@mantarnyc) July 4, 2023

Conservative podcaster Wayne DuPree tweeted: “Didn’t this happen in 1776? And today you’re in Congress? Representing your district? Getting paid six figures for race baiting?”

Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, quoted civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.’s reward for the “magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.”

“You’re gonna need reparations for this ratio,” quipped Mr. Redfern.

Do you commies have any new materials? This “stolen land” factor is boring.

— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) July 4, 2023

Mr. Bowman additionally met with scorn from the fitting on social media.

“You are among the most powerful politicians in the most privileged country at the most privileged time in human history,” tweeted the @AGHamilton29 account. “How about taking a minute to stop lecturing and be grateful for it?”

Paul Gessing, president of New Mexico’s free-market Rio Grande Foundation, requested: “Who isn’t free? Please offer specifics.”

Most members of Congress, together with Democrats, marked the Fourth of July vacation by honoring the founders.