MS NOW guest and podcast host Akilah Hughes warned on Sunday that America may not last another 250 years based on the current trajectory.
“I dont think America is making it to 500, if were on the same trajectory,” Hughes said on “Current with Jacob Soboroff.” “You know, 250 was a stretch.”
After being pressed to continue, Hughes went on to blame the Trump administration for her concerns.
“We have a concerted effort from the current administration to forget about history, to sort of destroy public education, to destroy public works, to privatize everything,” Hughes said. “And if we know one thing about corporations, you know, in the long term, they are not giving back to the people.”
She continued, “I think we are a very young democracy. There are so many other countries that have come and gone, and I dont know why we believe we are immune to that.”
Hughes went on to call it a “pessimistic time” in the U.S., especially for young people. However, Hughes’ fellow panelist, Aminatou Sow, admitted that, though she agreed with Hughes, she has seen more optimistic energy from her fellow Americans.
“I live in New York City, and the energy that I see here from people who just refuse to give up. Our community is just like so tenacious. And Im like, this is the energy that America has. For 250 years, horrible people have been trying to destroy this place, and they have not succeeded. And so its not going to happen on our watch,” Sow said.
reached out to the White House for comment.
Other MS NOW hosts and guests have expressed pessimism towards the America 250 celebrations as July 4 approaches. MS NOW host Al Sharpton previously suggested that it was “crazy” to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted June 12â15 among 1,537 U.S. adults, 64% of Republicans said they would display an American flag or flag bunting outside their home this July 4 compared with just 27% of Democrats.
