Trump declares March 25 Greek Independence Day during White House ceremony
'The legacy of the Greeks is all around us. It encircles us,' says US president
US President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday recognizing March 25 as Greek Independence Day in the US.
Trump told a group of supporters from the Greek American community assembled at the White House that his decision would be "celebrating 204 years of glorious Greek sovereignty and freedom."
"On March 25, 1821, Greek patriots began their noble fight to reclaim their destiny from the grip of a foreign empire, a very powerful foreign empire," Trump said, referring to the start of the Greek War of Independence.
"From the pages of our Constitution to the architecture of this capital city, this wonderful city of ours that we're fixing up starting to shape up very nicely, isn't it, to the very words of the English language. The legacy of the Greeks is all around us. It encircles us. But perhaps the greatest gift we have inherited from that amazing culture is our incredible Greek American community that is now more than 3 million strong," he added.
