President-elect Donald Trump recently shared an inspiring Thanksgiving message alongside former and incoming First Lady Melania Trump. While Trump certainly has a lot to be thankful for this year after his landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, he shared a unifying message for all Americans, calling for all citizens to come together and celebrate the holiday.
Citing American history, Trump began, “My fellow Americans, Melania and I would like to wish you a blessed and joyful Thanksgiving. Nearly 400 years ago, the pilgrims gathered with Native Americans to give thanks to their first harvest just over a year before, in September of 1620 the Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower to settle a new land where they could live and worship freely.”
The president-elect continued speaking about monumental moments in the nation’s history surrounding Thanksgiving, which has always served as an opportunity for all to gather and express gratitude as one. Trump cited George Washington’s emphasis on Thanksgiving and Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to reunify the country after the Civil War.
“On their first Thanksgiving, they came together to rejoice after their harvest and praise God for His provision,” Trump continued. “Since then, Americans have always remembered the blessings of freedom and the glory of God. In his first year as president, George Washington proclaimed a day of public Thanksgiving and prayer. He asked all citizens to unite in sincere and humble thanks for God’s providence and the founding of our country, and in the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln made the last Thursday in November a national holiday. He called on Americans to come together with one heart and one voice, to thank God for His gracious gifts, and to ask him to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it.”
Trump also honored the thousands of military service members who would not be able to spend the cherished holiday with their friends and family, protecting and serving the nation instead. “This week, we know that 1000s of men and women in uniform won’t be able to come home for Thanksgiving their standing watch around the world, facing down our enemies and defending our great American flag, we are eternally grateful for their courage, heroism and sacrifice,” the president-elect said.
“We also thank Americans at home who serve their fellow Americans in need of a helping hand, families who care for the sick, bring food to the hungry and provide a loving home to children across the country this year, in the face of painful hardships, we have seen the incredible strength of the American spirit, neighbors, helping neighbors, strangers, helping strangers and citizens, reaching out for those in need,” Trump added. “And we thank God for the police, firefighters, paramedics and rescue workers who put themselves in harm’s way to save others.”
Concluding the heartfelt Thanksgiving message, Trump said, “Together, we give thanks for the loved ones who grace our lives and for the heroes who protect our nation, and we ask for God’s continued blessings on this magnificent land. We’re very, very happy on this Thanksgiving Day. Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.”
Watch Trump and Melania’s message below:
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