INTERNET NUKES DEMOCRAT SENATOR FOR CLAIMING ‘EIGHT IMMIGRANTS’ SIGNED DECLARATION
INTERNET NUKES DEMOCRAT SENATOR FOR CLAIMING ‘EIGHT IMMIGRANTS’ SIGNED DECLARATION
July 5, 2018
Banny Johnson
Even though the Fourth of July is seen as a holiday of unity for all Americans, there were still some in the political world who chose to use the holiday to send a partisan message.
In particular, Democratic Senator and potential 2020 candidate Kamala Harris tweeted odd political commentary on Wednesday’s holiday, erroneously claiming that “eight immigrants” signed the Declaration of Independence.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
5:38 AM - Jul 4, 2018
It is a historical fact that of the 56 people signed the document, the vast majority of which were American-born. The point is also strange because America was not an independent nation at the time and therefore had no immigration laws of its own yet. It is safe to say the internet reacted badly to the Democrat Senator’s tweet.
Ben Shapiro
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@benshapiro
56 people signed it. 48 were born in the American colonies. 2 were born in England, 2 in Ireland, 2 in Scotland, 1 in Wales, 1 in Northern Ireland.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
11:12 AM - Jul 4, 2018
Alexandra DeSanctis
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@xan_desanctis
Incorrect.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
7:07 PM - Jul 4, 2018
Huda
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@_hudahassan
this is something michael scott would say
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
5:40 PM - Jul 4, 2018
Caleb Howe
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@CalebHowe
This didn't go well.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
1:26 PM - Jul 4, 2018
Derek Hunter
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@derekahunter
Since there was no country at the time, they endorsed no immigration laws. Once they founded a country, they instituted immigration laws.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
10:46 AM - Jul 4, 2018
Ann Coulter
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@AnnCoulter
Forty-eight of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence were born in America. The other 8 were British or Dutch, same as our entire colony/country for about 200 years.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
10:40 AM - Jul 4, 2018
Brett Banditelli
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@banditelli
As a historian, I feel personally attacked by this tweet.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
9:52 AM - Jul 4, 2018
Emily G kmii
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@EmilyGorcenski
uhhhhhhhhhhh
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
8:50 AM - Jul 4, 2018
Najma Sharif
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@overdramatique
we're calling them immigrants? what in the historical revisionism is this.
Kamala Harris
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@SenKamalaHarris
A reminder this Fourth of July: it was eight immigrants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Happy Independence Day.
7:54 AM - Jul 4, 2018
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/ka...ly-immigrants/
