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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Pledge of Allegiance has been a foundation of American life since it was first written in 1892.\u00a0 Its words gave our growing Nation a shared expression of duty\u2014reminding students, civic leaders, and new Americans that they were active participants in the American story.\u00a0 By reciting it aloud, citizens declare their loyalty to our Flag and to the values it embodies: \u00a0freedom, the rule of law, the dignity of life, and the duty to serve our country and our communities.<\/p>\n
Through the trials of war and economic upheaval, the Pledge has been a steady reminder of the commitments every citizen makes.\u00a0 Its words have inspired soldiers defending freedom abroad, motivated Americans to safeguard our constitutional way of life here at home, and strengthened the bonds of patriotism that unite communities all across our land.\u00a0 Every generation recites the Pledge grounded in the recognition that to honor the Flag is to honor the Nation for which it stands.<\/p>\n
Today, my Administration is strongly defending the value of American citizenship and respect for the American Flag.\u00a0 Last summer, I signed an Executive Order to preserve the dignity of our Stars and Stripes, including by vigorously enforcing accountability for acts of Flag desecration tied to violence and lawlessness\u2014because those who hate our Flag resent the history, heritage, and heroes it represents even more.\u00a0 We are also authorizing the revocation of visas, residency, and naturalization for foreign nationals who desecrate the banner under which millions of American heroes have fought and died.\u00a0 We will never again allow those who hate our country to openly disrespect our Flag\u2014and we will never waver in defending the sacred heritage that unites the American people beneath its banner.<\/p>\n
On this National Pledge of Allegiance Day, we renew our devotion to the ideals that define the United States and to the Flag that symbolizes our shared destiny: \u00a0one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.<\/p>\n
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Washington, DC…Today, our Nation proudly celebrates the Pledge of Allegiance\u2014a solemn and glorious oath that unites every citizen under one God and our beloved banner of red, white, and blue.\u00a0 This National Pledge of Allegiance Day, I encourage every American to rededicate themselves to our Flag, our heritage, and the eternal principles that have guided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhiteHouse25.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=197735"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197738,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197735\/revisions\/197738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/187469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=197735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=197735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=197735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}