Patriotism in American politics
Subject in Politics
Patriotism in American politics has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pod Save America. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Heather Cox RichardsonAmerican historian and author of the Substack newsletter Letters from an American
Richardson claims there is no documented instance of Vietnam veterans being spat on, calling it a construction of the radical right.
“There is no documented instance of that happening. That was a construction of the radical right”
Pod Save America: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s 250th Celebrations (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 44:53
Richardson argues that since the Vietnam War, Democrats and centrists have ceded patriotism to the radical right.
“since the Vietnam War, People who are not part of the radical right, who are either Democrats or centrists, have tended to cede the idea of patriotism”
Pod Save America: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s 250th Celebrations (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 44:53
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
Episodes
Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s 250th CelebrationsPod Save America · Jun 21, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Historian Heather Cox Richardson and Alex Wagner discuss Trump's 250th-anniversary celebrations, his Washington building projects, patriotism, and JD Vance's blood-and-soil nationalism.