'War on Thanksgiving': Fox News says talk about Native American genocide too 'depressing'
Fox News personalities slammed liberals on Wednesday over calls to recognize the truth about the Thanksgiving holiday.
In a column for The Nation, Native American Chase Iron Eyes argued that the country should continue celebrating the holiday. But the column also said the day should include an acknowledgment of violence against indigenous people.
"The sanitized version of Thanksgiving neglects to mention the violence, land theft, and subsequent decimation of Indigenous populations," Iron Eyes wrote. "Needless to say, this causes tremendous distress to those of us who are still reeling from the trauma of these events to our communities."
On Wednesday, Fox News personalities Julie Banderas and Abby Hornacek complained about the column.
"This is just so ridiculous," Banderas said. "A truth-giving, first of all, you don't want truth at my Thanksgiving Day table."
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"That's ridiculous," she continued. "Like that's the most depressing conversation to have at our Thanksgiving meal. Let's give thanks for what we do have."
Hornacek claimed liberals "want to be seen as the arbiters of truth."
"But the reality is, is you can address our nation's history, which is sometimes ugly, while also acknowledging the good things that come out of the way that we celebrate Thanksgiving today," she added. "The way that it brings families together who might only see each other once a year."
As the two discussed the subject, Fox News displayed a chyron calling the move to acknowledge history a "War on Thanksgiving."