Kako se približava Dan zahvalnosti 2025. godine, nalazim se kako razmišljam o dubokoj tradiciji koja povezuje  Amerikance kao narod. Ove godine, kako je američki predsjednik Trump tako elokventno proglasio, ovo je trenutak da stanu, izbroje svoje blagoslove i prisjete se trajnog duha koji je oblikovao američku nevjerojatnu naciju, izvjestila je Bijela kuća.

“Zaista je izvanredno prisjetiti se predsjednika Washingtona, samo nekoliko godina nakon što je zavladao nad tiranijom, kada je utemeljio ovaj Nacionalni dan zahvalnosti. Njegove riječi, naglašavajući našu dužnost da priznamo “providnost Svemogućeg Boga,” da “slušamo Njegovu volju” i da budemo “zahvalni za Njegove blagodati,” i danas odjekuju duboko. A zatim, Abraham Lincoln, usred nezamislivih iskušenja građanskog rata, pozvao je na jedinstvo u “Zahvalnosti i Hvali našem dobročiniteljskom Ocu.” Ovi trenuci, utkani u tkanje naše povijesti, podsjećaju me da je kroz svaku generaciju, ovaj duh poštovanja, povjerenja i zahvalnosti bio naš temelj, čineći Ameriku snažnom, velikom i otpornom nacijom kakva je danas. Kad pogledam oko sebe, vidim da je taj isti duh živ i zdrav. On je u odjecima hodočasnika koji su prvi naselili ovaj kontinent, domoljuba koji su se borili za našu nezavisnost, pionira koji su hrabro pokorili Zapad te hrabrih muškaraca i žena koji su branili naše slobode u svakom kutku svijeta. Tvrdoća i zahvalnost koja su pogonila taj rani Dan zahvalnosti, vjerujem, upravo su u samom srcu onoga što znači biti Amerikanac. Ove godine zaista osjećam da smo bili obasuti obiljem blagoslova, ne samo ovdje u našoj zemlji, već i širom svijeta. Dok svoje srce i um usmjeravamo na zahvalnost, vidim našu naciju kako napreduje s obnovljenim osjećajem svrhe, vođena snažnim vodstvom i politikama zdravog razuma. Gospodarstvo se doista brzo oporavlja, ostvarujemo stvaran napredak u smanjenju troškova života, a čini se da se nova era mira rađa na globalnoj razini. Naš suverenitet se brzo obnavlja, a taj nesumnjivi američki duh, vjerujem, vraća se snažniji i živopisniji nego ikad prije. Dok stojimo na pragu proslave 250 slavnih godina američke neovisnosti, ovaj Dan zahvalnosti osjećamo posebno. To je vrijeme da prizovemo vjeru, odlučnost i nepokolebljivu snagu onih povijesnih divova koji su bili prije nas. Imamo svetu dužnost izgraditi budućnost koja odaje poštovanje njihovim ogromnim žrtvama. I iznad svega, izražavam svoju beskrajnu zahvalnost Svemoćnom Bogu za Njegovu neizmjernu ljubav, Njegovu beskonačnu milost i bezbrojne blagoslove koje nam daruje”, napisao je američki predsjednik Donald J. Trump.

I tako, kako je proglasio američki Predsjednik Trump, četvrtak, 25. studenog 2025., njihov je Nacionalni dan zahvalnosti. Iskreno Trump potiče svakoga od vas u američkim obiteljima da se okupite, bilo u svojim domovima ili na svojim mjestima molitve, kako biste uputili molitvu zahvalnosti za mnoge blagoslove koje dijelite. Upravo u tim trenucima zajedničke zahvalnosti vaša nacija zaista sjaji.

Ostale vijesti iz priopćenja Bijele kuće donosimo vam u nastavku.

Autor/ Božidar Bebek/ Totalno.HR/ Foto/ PRESS The White House

THANKSGIVING DAY, 2025

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

In 1789, just years after America’s triumph over tyranny in the Revolutionary War, President George Washington established the first National Day of Thanksgiving, declaring “the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.”  Decades later, in the midst of the bloody Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln implored the Nation to join in unity for “a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.”  In every generation since, this spirit of reverence, trust, and gratitude has preserved our way of life and made America the strongest, greatest, and most resilient Nation the world has ever known.

From the pilgrims who settled our continent and the patriots who won our independence on the battlefield to the pioneers who tamed the west and the warriors who have preserved our freedom in distant lands, the spirit of gratitude and grit embodied by those who celebrated the first Thanksgiving more than 400 years ago have stood at the very heart of what it means to be an American.

This year, God has bestowed abundant blessings all across our land and indeed the entire world.  As we give thanks to Him, we continue to advance our Nation through strong leadership and commonsense policy.  As a result, the American economy is roaring back, we are making progress on lowering the cost of living, a new era of peace is sweeping around the world, our sovereignty is being swiftly restored, and the American spirit is coming back greater and more powerful than ever before.

As we prepare to celebrate 250 glorious years of American independence, this Thanksgiving, we summon the faith, resolve, and unflinching fortitude of the giants of American history who came before us.  We vow to build a future that echoes their sacrifice.  Above all, we offer our endless gratitude to Almighty God for His love, grace, and infinite blessings.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 27, 2025, as a National Day of Thanksgiving.  I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

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FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 72 Arrests Wasn’t Enough — Democrats Let Him Burn Her Alive A 26-year-old woman was allegedly set on fire on a Chicago ‘L’ train by a man with 72 prior arrests — and the White House says this horrific attack shows how “soft-on-crime” policies championed by Democrats are endangering public safety.

FROM THE PRESIDENT