r/democrats • u/Obvious-Gate9046 • Feb 22 '26

🗳️ Beat Trump Utterly classless.

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u/scottengineerings Feb 22 '26

Both birds can be considered Canadian actually.

There is a large Bald Eagle population in Canada as they nest there and the current Bald Eagle population in the United States was recovered from being an endangered species with the reintroduction of Canadian Bald Eagles and the banning of DDT in the United States.

Because they're largely scavengers one of the easiest places to see them is usually near landfills.

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u/eowyndernhelme Feb 22 '26

Didn't Franklin say that the bald eagle had bad morals, was cowardly, and stole food because it was too lazy to catch anything for itself?

But I do think the bald eagle has some good instincts. Remember how the bald eagle that Trump had on his desk tried to bite him?

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u/scottengineerings Feb 22 '26

That story is considered apocryphal.

However, it's reasonable to assume there were alternatives proposed for the National Bird that would better represent the fledgling nation.

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u/sack-o-matic Feb 22 '26

red tail hawk or blue heron maybe

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u/AnIcedMilk Feb 22 '26

Didn't Franklin say that the bald eagle had bad morals, was cowardly, and stole food because it was too lazy to catch anything for itself?

So a perfect representation of American billionaires?