“Today, under President Trump, begins a renaissance in this Nation,” Landry said in a written statement. “One where America and her people will always come first. In Louisiana, we think that is worthy of celebrating!”
The staunch Trump ally invited fellow Louisianans to raise MAGA flags on Inauguration Day. Landry had previously ordered flags on state buildings set at half-staff in honor of the 14 people killed in a New Year’s terror attack in New Orleans.
Trump’s inauguration fell on the day of mourning Landry initially set aside for British national Edward Pettifer, the stepson of Prince William’s former nanny. A Landry spokesperson told The Associated Press that state flags would now be lowered for Pettifer on Jan. 24.
Another reason this is so offensive -
MAGA/America First, etc, this isn’t the first time it’s been used in American politics. Trump didn’t invent it - see Warren G. Harding in 1920: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_campaign_slogans
What’s so disgraceful, especially in this case, is that as a result of this type of attitude, foreign languages were banned from being taught in public schools. Mostly German, as a result of WWI, but in 1921 the Louisiana state constitution was amended to also ban French. https://bayoutechedispatches.blogspot.com/2024/10/banned-in-classroom-how-state-of.html?m=1
This was a disaster for the Cajun culture in that state. Landry and Johnson should understand this more than most - it’s a slap in the face to what happened to their (and my) parents and grandparents.
The fact that Landry is bragging about it…I can’t even explain how bad it is.
If it was Pete Buttigieg getting inaugurated and California encouraged people to fly pride flags, all the MAGAs would lose their shit.
Forgive my ignorance, but why the fuck were they going to lower their flags for a foreigner’s nanny’s stepson?
He was apparently one of the victims in the New Orleans attack.
The right wing urge to reinforce social hierarchies? I think they just reflexively love anything connected to a white monarchy
Louisiana is the second poorest state in the country. They have a poverty rate of 18.65%. The people of Louisiana probably shouldn’t be celebrating this incoming administration because that poverty rate is only going to get worse.
But but he’s going to drain the swamp and make the rich pay their share and bring back the jobs and fix insurance and poop gold and
It’s funny you’d think that people from Louisiana would know a thing or two about swamps and what lives there.
Just like last time.
Louisiana is like the Afghanistan of America. If you’ve ever been you know… If you haven’t, I advise you not to go.
As long as he hurts the right people…
They should just be honest and fly the Confederate flag.
The President of the United States is anti American. Let that sink in.
Traitors.
There are times I wish I was ignorant enough to be able to make statements like this.
Magastan shit
