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BY MORGAN GSTALTER – 02/01/21 02:12 PM EST
Two Ohio legislators are calling for June 14 to be declared a state holiday honoring former President Trump. State Reps. Jon Cross (R) and Reggie Stoltzfus (R) sent out a memo on Friday, obtained by several local outlets, looking for co-sponsors to their bill honoring the 45th commander in chief who “against great odds, accomplished many things that have led our nation to unparalleled prosperity.”
“Let’s show the 3,154,834 Ohio voters (a record and historic number of votes received for President in Ohio) who cast their ballot to re-elect Donald J. Trump that we as a legislature recognize the accomplishments of his administration and that the Ohio House believes it is imperative we set aside a day to celebrate one of the greatest presidents in American history,” they wrote in the memo.
The pair said that millions of Ohioans “felt marginalized by our government and the American political system” and took a knock at the media, saying news outlets had tarnished Trump’s legacy.
June 14 is Trump’s birthday. However, some Ohio Democrats told The Columbus Dispatch that it shouldn’t overlap with Flag Day, a national holiday which commemorates the adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777.
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Article URL : https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536792-two-gop-legislators-in-ohio-want-to-declare-annual-state-holiday