Orrin Hatch said tribes were ‘manipulated’ into supporting monument creation. Umm…how about 80 years of Navajo activism leading to the creation of Bears Ears? And then there’s that ‘just take my word for it’ line. The word of a Republican is currently worth nada.
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GOP senator says ‘the Indians’ should ‘just take my word for it’ on sacred tribal lands
thinkprogress.org
Not only was Sen. Orrin Hatch condescending, he was also wrong.