CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago reported that President Trump will be visiting Mount Rushmore Friday, “where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land, wrestled away from Native Americans– told that …. be focusing on the effort ‘to tear down our country’s history'”.
Flashback to 2008: CNN’s Rob Marciano called Mount Rushmore “quite a sight”, former CNN reporter Betty Nguyen called the monument “majestic”, and CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta said Mount Rushmore is a “fitting campaign stop for a presidential contender” when former President Barack Hussein Obama had visited the site. Obama had campaign events in South Dakota and the Black Hills during the 2008 campaign and paid a visit to Mount Rushmore.
CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago on Mount Rushmore ahead of President Trump’s visit:
CNN: “President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans.” pic.twitter.com/UYjzEiUkU9
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 3, 2020
Meanwhile, transcripts from 2008 surfaced with CNN reporters on Twitter, showing them singing a different tune when former President Obama had visited Mount Rushmore:
CNN’s Rob Marciano called Mount Rushmore “quite a sight” and former CNN reporter Betty Nguyen called the monument “majestic”.
CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta said Mount Rushmore is a “fitting campaign stop for a presidential contender”.
Official transcripts from CNN in 2008:
In 2016, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny called Mount Rushmore a “monument to four great American Presidents” when Senator Bernie Sanders visited the site.
Bernie Sanders said “this is our country at its very best,” called it an “incredible achievement,” and said it “really does make one very proud to be an American.”
In 2016, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny called Mount Rushmore a “monument to four great American Presidents”
Bernie Sanders said “this is our country at its very best,” called it an “incredible achievement,” and said it “really does make one very proud to be an American.” pic.twitter.com/YQ7ozKKICs
— Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) July 3, 2020
Also:
Vacationing with Hillary Clinton at Mount Rushmore https://t.co/dNPENHYOj3 via @CBSPolitics
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) July 3, 2020
Oops.. pic.twitter.com/sH53mTgp7Y
— Benjamin Roberts (@bennoba) July 3, 2020
Continued Below
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania will participate in South Dakota’s 2020 Mount Rushmore fireworks celebration on July 3.
TONIGHT—President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS visit Mount Rushmore and attend the fireworks celebration!
Watch LIVE at 10:10 p.m. ET: https://t.co/EmsdctGWtd pic.twitter.com/HiJYM57VhI
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) July 3, 2020
Heading to #SouthDakota to see the fireworks at the beautiful #MountRushmore to celebrate American #IndependenceDay & the beauty & greatness of our nation. #FourthofJuly https://t.co/Ezyb3wPFuQ pic.twitter.com/fRIyeqMjhv
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) July 4, 2020
En route to Mount Rushmore! Looking forward to a beautiful night! Happy 4th of July weekend friends!!! Never forget that we live in the GREATEST country on earth! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/nmgXBA20mF
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 4, 2020
