Dear readers, we regret to inform you that the new and by-no-means improved CBS Evening News is at it again. This time, turning an otherwise serviceable report on the disappearance of Washington’s birthday into a vessel with which to take a shot at President Donald Trump.
Here is that report in its entirety, as aired on the CBS Evening News on Monday, February 17th, 2025 (click “expand” to view transcript):
MAURICE DUBOIS: Finally tonight, George Washington doesn’t have much luck with birthdays.
JOHN DICKERSON: The father of our country was born on February 11th, 1731. But in 1752, the colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar and George’s birthday was moved to February 22nd.
DUBOIS: Washington went on to beat Britain, found the country and become its first president. Enough for Congress in 1885 to make February 22nd a national…
