In a memo sent last week to members of the Ohio state House, GOP Reps. Jon Cross and Reggie Stoltzfus called on their colleagues to co-sponsor their bill, which looks to declare June 14 — Trump’s birthday — as “President Donald J. Trump Day.”
The pair wrote that Trump “against great odds, accomplished many things that have led our nation to unparalleled prosperity.”
“Let’s show the 3,154,834 Ohio voters (a record and historic number of votes received for President in Ohio) who cast their ballot to re-elect Donald J. Trump that we as a legislature recognize the accomplishments of his administration,” the memo reads, adding that “the Ohio House believes it is imperative we set aside a day to celebrate one of the greatest presidents in American history.”
“We fell short in the election, but that doesn’t stop us from recognizing the good work President Trump has done,” Cross told CNN. “The least we can do is say thank you.”
Cross told CNN that he hopes to introduce the proposal as a bill in the state legislature this month. Stoltzfus did not respond to a request for comment.
Cross told CNN that the proposal doesn’t look to interfere with federal holidays, adding that commemorating a commander in chief on Flag Day would be “great for any president — they believe in our flag, which I thought was fitting.”
Trump is the only president so far to whom the bill would apply.
“I’m looking at his full body of work,” Cross said of Trump’s actions leading up to January 6, adding, “our country is better because of him.”
Source : CNN