Byron York blasts DNC land acknowledgement that ‘suggested America is a bad country’
The article reports on Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent for the *Washington Examiner*, criticizing the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for its recent land acknowledgement made at the DNC’s minneapolis meeting. York argues that the Democratic Party often portrays America negatively by emphasizing its flaws and inequalities while overlooking the country’s foundational ideals of liberty. The land acknowledgement, delivered by Lindy Sowmick of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and member of the Saginaw Ojibwe Nation, honored the Dakota people as the original stewards of the Minneapolis area and highlighted past injustices against Indigenous peoples, including broken treaties and ongoing systemic suppression.
York connects the DNC’s focus on Native American issues to the party’s current struggles, including low voter approval ratings, financial shortfalls compared to the Republican National committee, and voters shifting toward Republicans. He notes that the land acknowledgement is also part of the 2024 Democratic Party platform. The article includes a video segment and links to related political news stories.
Byron York blasts DNC land acknowledgement that ‘suggested America is a bad country’
Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York criticized the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday over its land acknowledgement at its Minneapolis meeting.
“You don’t have to just stay on the land acknowledgement to see how often the Democratic Party has, you know, suggested that America is a bad country,” York said on The Hugh Hewitt Show.
“They’ve stressed the flaws and inequalities of American life and just kind of ignored the marvelous light of liberty the United States is to the whole world,” York added.
Lindy Sowmick, treasurer of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was among the speakers at the summer meeting. Sowmick is of the Saginaw Ojibwe Nation and addressed the crowd in an indigenous language before switching to English.
“The DNC acknowledges and honors the Dakota Oyate, the Dakota people, who are the original stewards of the lands and waters of Minneapolis. The Dakota cared for the lands, lakes, and the Wakpa Tanka, the ‘Great River,’ the Mississippi River, for thousands of years before colonization,” Sowmick said.
“This land was not claimed or traded — it’s a part of a history of broken treaties and promises. And, in many ways, we still live in a system built to suppress Indigenous peoples’ cultural and spiritual history,” she continued.
York noted that the Democratic Party’s emphasis on honoring Native Americans comes at a time when the party is facing “low voter approval, voters moving to the Republican Party, and not having any money.”
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As of the end of June, the Democratic National Committee reported about $15 million in cash on hand, roughly $60 million less than the Republican National Committee reported. Meanwhile, a July Wall Street Journal poll found that voters’ approval of the Democratic Party is the lowest it has been in 35 years.
A land acknowledgement is also included in the 2024 Democratic Party’s platform.
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