While millions of Americans gear up to celebrate what they think is "Presidents Day" this February 16th, they're actually participating in a decades-long campaign to erase George Washington from our national consciousness. The federal holiday is legally called "Washington's Birthday" – not "Presidents Day" – yet the administrative state and woke corporations have systematically stripped our greatest president of his rightful honor.
This is exactly the kind of deep-state cultural manipulation that President Trump's America First agenda is designed to combat. As we approach America's 250th anniversary in 2026, there's never been a better time to restore Washington to his proper place in our national celebrations.
The truth is simple: Congress never changed the name to "Presidents Day." Federal law still designates February's third Monday as "Washington's Birthday," honoring the man who literally created the presidency and voluntarily gave up power – something that shocked the world and established America as a constitutional republic rather than another monarchy.
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But leftists hate exceptional American leaders who represent traditional values, constitutional principles, and national greatness. They'd rather we celebrate a generic "Presidents Day" that lumps Washington together with failures like Jimmy Carter or even puts him on equal footing with their beloved Barack Obama.
This erasure isn't accidental – it's part of the same anti-American agenda that tears down Washington statues, renames Washington schools, and teaches our children that our founders were just racist slave owners rather than the brilliant patriots who created the freest nation in human history.
"Washington's precedent of peaceful transfer of power literally saved our republic from becoming another failed European-style tyranny," noted one constitutional scholar. "Erasing his specific honor is erasing American exceptionalism itself."
President Trump understands that cultural battles matter. His administration's focus on restoring American greatness should include legislation explicitly requiring federal agencies and institutions to use the proper "Washington's Birthday" designation.
Real Americans know the difference between a president who founded our nation and politicians who've spent decades trying to fundamentally transform it. Isn't it time we started acting like it?