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The left fumed over a naturalization ceremony aired during the Republican National Convention\u2019s (RNC) second night that featured President Trump and Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf welcoming five new citizens to America.<\/strong><\/p>\n Former Obama administration official Wendy Sherman tweeted that the ceremony was a \u201chorror\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n These are two of the tweets:<\/p>\n I can honestly say that I do not understand their gripe. The people involved told their stories and took their oath. New legal citizens should be something celebrated by all Americans under any circumstances.<\/p>\n The article continues and concludes:<\/p>\n However, Washington Post<\/em> columnist Karen Tumulty \u2014 a critic of Trump \u2014 wrote that Trump would not be the first president to partake in political activities in the White House, citing former Presidents Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan. She wrote<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n With the Republican convention all but canceled because of the covid-19 pandemic, President Trump has been toying with the idea of formally accepting his party\u2019s nomination from the White House \u2014 a prospect that has brought howls of outrage from Democrats.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n But while Trump has shown little respect for norms, he would not be the first president to use the White House \u2014 or even the Oval Office \u2014 as the backdrop for a signature campaign event.<\/strong> Carter\u2019s campaign even made ads from the Oval Office. In the fall of 1980, during an intense race against former California governor Ronald Reagan, Carter\u2019s campaign broadcast a four-minute spot that showed him in a darkened presidential office. A beam of overhead light angled onto Carter\u2019s face as he warned about the dangers of nuclear war. \u201cIn this office, I\u2019ve worked in the arms-control tradition of seven presidents, Democrat and Republican,\u201d he said. \u201cBefore you vote, please look carefully into this deep chasm that divides Governor Reagan and myself on this issue.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Tumulty also wrote that Reagan also used the Oval Office as a backdrop for his\u00a0reelection announcement on January 29, 1984.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSo would it be all that much of a break with precedent for Trump to accept his party\u2019s nomination somewhere on the White House grounds? I, for one, think the White House makes more sense than anywhere else and would nod to the fact that caution should be keeping everyone at home during the covid-19 pandemic,\u201d she added.<\/strong><\/p>\n I know this is the silly season in politics, but sometimes the pettiness amazes me.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Night two of the Republican National Convention was good television. It moved quickly and changed the subject often enough to keep the audience interested. Some of it was very touching. Therefore it is no surprise that the mainstream media and … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NaturalizationCeremonyRNC-269x300.jpg\")
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\nIn December 1979, Jimmy Carter deemed that a more lavish announcement would not be appropriate amid a crisis in which 50 Americans were being held hostage in Tehran \u2014 so he declared that he was running for reelection in a somber nine-minute ceremony in the East Room. \u2018As president and as a candidate, I will continue to ask you to join me in looking squarely at the truth,\u2019 he said. \u2018Only by facing up to the world as it is can we lift ourselves towards a better future.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n