John Nash

Belief in preserving the principles of the United States Constitution. Liberty, Democracy and Our Republic.

[John Nash @JohnMNash]

Both died this date in 1826.

[Nicholas Burns @RNicholasBurns]

Powerful and extraordinary to recall that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died 200 years ago today—July 4, 2026–on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

[Presidential Wisdom @PrezWisdom]

Let’s give John Adams 🇺🇸 the recognition he deserves on this Independence Day!!

#America
#America250

#POTUS

[Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library @Ford_Library]

How does a President spend the Bicentennial?
On July 4, 1976, Gerald R. Ford visited DC, Valley Forge, Philadelphia, and NYC—all in one day! From ringing the Bicentennial Bell to signing Valley Forge into history, it was a day for the ages. Full blog post: https://t.co/9hOwFYf5MQ

[Gabe Fleisher @WakeUp2Politics]

An earlier draft of Ford’s statement was even more pointed.

“I would hope our Presidents will be remembered for their labors in building better Government rather than for their efforts in constructing public works projects to themselves,” Ford initially wrote.

More on the history of things being named for presidents: https://t.co/OfTKqjaUvI

[Gabe Fleisher @WakeUp2Politics]

NEW: Donald Trump is trying to force Congress to name things for him.

50 years ago, Congress unanimously tried to name a building for a different president. He vetoed it.

“I know of no Federal office buildings that have been named for a President while still in office,” Gerald Ford wrote. “This legislation might begin a precedent I believe it best not to establish.”

[Polymarket Intel @PolymarketIntel]

Lindsey Graham on Feb. 14: "You're the ally I've been hoping for all my life. Not one American has d*ed defending Ukraine."

Lindsey Graham on Feb. 28: "I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again. I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not wanna go in business with."
Via @CollinRugg

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The esteemed Virginia Theological Seminary releases a powerful statement supporting Bishop Mariann Budde after she called out Donald Trump to his face and became MAGA's Public Enemy #1.

This just poured fuel on the fire...

"We are proud of our alumna Bishop Marianne Budde for her faithfulness to the Biblical witness. To ask a President to be merciful is in the tradition of the prophets of the Hebrew Bible," the school's president Ian Markham president and dean wrote on Facebook.

"While the overwhelming response VTS has received about her sermon has been positive, we have also received various complaints about our work because of her training in our Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry programs," Markham continued.

"To be clear, we teach the Gospel as reflected in Holy Scripture. We support and stand alongside our Bishop alumna," he bluntly added.

This is the kind of courage that this moment in history demands. For daring to suggest that our so-called Christian president should show mercy and compassion, Bishop Budde has been inundated with hatred.

She stated that many Republicans now "wish me dead" thanks to her sermon at the National Cathedral and still she refuses to apologize or back down.

The Virginia Theological Seminary is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States and the second oldest. Donald Trump picked a fight with our nation's religious leaders. He's losing badly.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you also proudly support Bishop Budde's sermon — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. @stavridisj]

While a combat veteran and experienced communicator, Hegseth is by far the least qualified SECDEF in the history of the office. He'll need the strongest supporting cast imaginable in the Pentagon. Deeply difficult times ahead for DOD
https://t.co/cvWhUOz3EW via @YouTube

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

The first Thanksgiving Proclamation, given by President George Washington on October 3, 1789:

By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

Reference: “Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://t.co/MkmatvD0xQ. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 4, 8 September 1789 – 15 January 1790, ed. Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993, pp. 131–132.]

[John Nash @JohnMNash]

“realigned” see Nixon as an apt model for socially conservative, economically progressive governance within both the Republican and New Deal traditions

[John Nash @JohnMNash]

Nixon is now appreciated in a
politically diverse array of circles; serial moderates appreciate his third-way tacking on domestic policy, foreign policy realists have been resuscitating his and Kissinger’s ideas of statecraft, left-ish social

[National Interest @TheNatlInterest]

Outside of politics, the example of the thirty-seventh president has much to offer the Americans of today, writes Luke Nathan Phillips. https://t.co/aU8QBlAc2K

[John Nash @JohnMNash]

activists of all sorts continually reappraise his environmental and civil rights advances. Most notably, the factions on the Right that consider themselves

[Michael Brendan Dougherty @michaelbd]

The idea of mainstream media is over for people under 55.

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

A #MarineCorps MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft system with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2 taxis at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

VMUT-2 serves as the Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron with a mission to train MQ-9 pilots.

[Third Way Economic @ThirdWayEcon]

Budget laws over the last 35 years had one thing in common: they leaned on spending and revenue.

https://t.co/P13QYm1FA1

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former Michigan GOP Chair Rusty Hills: “Why would any Republican in Michigan who voted for Gerald Ford — or Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush... — ever cast a ballot for someone like Donald Trump?
The answer is clear — they shouldn’t"
https://t.co/ehPRZ4M3KW

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

President Gerald Ford's in 1989 when asked for advice on how a woman could become president

[Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25]

“What I saw at this convention wasn’t confidence. It was overconfidence. It was complacency. I saw a party and a candidate who expect a coronation, not a campaign. Who believe that the general election will play out exactly as the primaries did.” ⁦ https://t.co/ZaA1unUn2Y

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

President Biden, speaking at a Texas fundraiser: "Just the other day, this defeated looking man came up to me and said: 'Mr. President I need your help. I'm in crushing debt. I'm completely wiped out.' I had to say, 'Donald, I can't help you'."