Illinois HR 696: STUDENT DEBT-CONGRESS

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HR0696LRB104 21009 ECR 34895 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, February 2026 marks the 100th year that Americans 

3have set aside time in February to honor Black history; and

4 WHEREAS, Rather than acknowledging the challenges and 

5celebrating the accomplishments that define Black history in 

6America, President Donald J. Trump has disgracefully chosen 

7this time of year to advance an agenda that embraces a return 

8to the ugliest moments of our past; and

9 WHEREAS, Late in the evening on February 5, 2026, 

10President Trump's personal social media account shared an 

11AI-generated video using blatantly racist caricatures of 

12former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama; 

13and

14 WHEREAS, President Trump's post was widely condemned, with 

15Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, calling it 

16"the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House"; and

17 WHEREAS, President Trump sent his spokesperson to lecture 

18Black Americans on why the post rooted in imagery that is 

19universally accepted as racist was actually some kind of joke; 

20and

HR0696- 2 -LRB104 21009 ECR 34895 r

1 WHEREAS, President Trump finally deleted the post, while 

2refusing to apologize; and

3 WHEREAS, President Trump's bigoted agenda has reached far 

4beyond his manufactured social media echo chamber; students at 

5Florida A&M University were told that President Trump's 

6prohibition on any effort to promote "diversity, equity, and 

7inclusion" meant that Black History Month recognitions could 

8not include the word "Black"; and

9 WHEREAS, This month, the Trump administration also 

10announced that it will use taxpayer funds to fight in court for 

11the removal of recognizing the enslaved people