01/23/2025 - Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
01/23/2025 - Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Is it weird that I see nothing objectionable about this one? Looks solid to me, other than bypassing a Senate vote.
Aha! Repayment of a campaign promise for NC voters:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-lumbee-tribe-nc-campaign-promise-2019969
"In September, Trump made a bold campaign promise to the Lumbee Tribe during a rally, vowing to grant them federal recognition if reelected. Speaking at the Aero Center near Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, Trump addressed a crowd of supporters, including John Cummings, a Lumbee Tribe member and Robeson County board commissioner.
"The Lumbee Tribe has been wrongfully denied federal recognition for more than a century," Trump declared. "But now we're going to take care of it. We'll take care of it right at the beginning.""
Of course.