Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives this week seeking to designate July “American Pride Month” in a challenge to “woke” corporations at the end of June’s LGBT Pride month.
The purpose of the resolution is to promote patriotism and “celebrate, memorialize, and increase awareness of the monumental achievements of the United States of America and the countless number of patriots throughout her history which have made this Nation the last best hope of earth,” the resolution states.
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The legislation comes as extreme pride in the country is low, with a Gallup poll on Thursday noting that only 39% of the country claims to be “extremely” proud to be an American. The number is a 1% increase from 2022. However, a total of 67% of the country said they do feel some pride in the United States.
“My family and I served this nation in combat. American exceptionalism means something to me, and I want it to mean something again to future generations of Americans,” Hunt said in a statement.
“American history is worth teaching, it’s worth celebrating, and it’s worth remembering. I’m urging my colleagues on both sides to enthusiastically support this Resolution,” he added.
Hunt introduced legislation this week to make July “American Pride month” in a challenge to “woke” corporations.
The Texas conservative said he will make a pro-America social media post every single day throughout July with the hashtag #AmericanPrideMonth in the hope of starting a viral campaign that will honor the United States and rekindle U.S. patriotism, according to Fox News.
The legislation also comes after corporations and the Biden administration celebrated LGBT pride by flying rainbow flags, including draping one at the White House that was flanked by two American flags.
“This resolution serves as a challenge to this White House and woke corporations,” Hunt told Fox News on Friday. “Will they fly Old Glory as high and as proudly in July as they did the LGBTQ flag in June?”
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Hunt added that it was important for the U.S. to remember the words of President Ronald Reagan in his final presidential address: “If we forget what we did, we won’t know who we are.”
Extreme American pride reached an all-time high of 70% in 2003, two years after 9/11, and has declined since 2005. The number dropped below 50% for the first time in 2018 since the poll’s inception in January 2001.
