Ted Cruz

joyful skill yeah but but look it made you proud of america and i gotta say you would think everyone be proud of america watching that but but what is amazing so there was recent polling numbers that came out from from gallup that are highly concerning that showed that that not everyone is proud of america anymore and and if you look at just the generic question u.s.

adults pride in being american

2001 to 2025.

So in 2001, 87% said they were extremely very proud.

By 2025, that had dropped to 58%.

87 to 58.

That's a massive decrease.

And you might say, well, I don't know what's driving that.

But actually, the second chart is even more concerning.

Because it's not just everyone's losing faith in America.

It's not just that everyone is no longer proud of being an American.

It's very particular and ideological.

It is Democrats.

It is liberals.

And I want to focus on this chart that Gallup put out.

So, in 2001...

90% of Republicans were very proud of being American.

87% of Democrats were very proud of being American.

So there's not really a partisan divide.

And by the way, 84% of independents were very proud.