BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

During Constitution Week, we proudly commemorate the 239th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, the very foundation of our Republic and an eternal reminder that all power throughout our land flows from We the People.  Over two centuries later, we remain more committed than ever to protecting and cherishing the fundamental values of America and the vision of our forefathers for a just, prosperous, and free Nation.

On September 17, 1787, the Founding Fathers assembled at Independence Hall to summon the courage of the American Spirit and boldly proclaim, in a single governing document, their resolve to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for our national defense, ensure the welfare of all our citizens, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.  The 39 patriots who signed it, many of whom had risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor for Independence just years before during the Revolution, immortalized the essential principles of the rule of law, the separation of powers, and federalism as the cornerstone of our Republic.

Guided by the most righteous political document ever conceived, America remains the greatest force for good in the history of the world.  Americans enjoy freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal justice under the law, and the Second Amendment — among other unalienable rights — hard won by the selfless men and women who have fought, bled, and died across the generations to preserve them for citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed.  These rights come with solemn responsibilities, and since the dawn of our Republic, love of country, devotion to liberty, dedication to the rule of law, and a steadfast passion for preserving that inheritance have been the obligations of every dutiful American citizen.

These values now face a new threat:  a rise in anti-American rhetoric from communists and far-left radicals, who seek to divide our communities, rob our children of their futures, and poison the minds of our citizens through slanderous fabrications of our great American story.  Where our Constitution recognizes rights as gifts of Almighty God that no earthly power may take away, socialism and communism treat them as favors of the State to be rationed and revoked, demanding total submission to a movement that is only capable of bringing poverty, persecution, and ruin wherever it has been tried.  These failed ideologies do not make life more affordable or prosperous — they destroy opportunity, create hardship, and leave working families with less.  That same contempt for our Constitution took root at home under the previous administration, which turned its power against the very citizens it was sworn to serve and let our institutions rewrite the very story of America itself.

On my watch, the weaponization of Government has ended, and America is once again upholding its constitutional principles enshrined at the founding of our Republic.  Upon returning to office, I fulfilled my vow to the American People by signing an Executive Order that harnessed the full power of the Federal Government to reverse the previous administration’s systematic campaign of fear, intimidation, and lawfare and to once again guarantee that citizens are no longer targeted for their beliefs.  My Administration is rebuilding our economy around the fundamental rights of individual liberty and economic freedom.  We are also restoring truth and sanity to American history, purging divisive and corrosive ideology from our institutions and national museums, saving the monuments and stories of our ancestors from a false and wicked narrative which sought to erase them, and teaching students to revere our country, honor our heroes, and respect our incredible American flag.

Under my leadership, the Constitution of the United States and the values it enshrines will always be preserved, protected, and defended as the supreme law of the land, and we will keep the Federal Government limited in its reach, honest in its conduct, and answerable only to the people it serves.  I will never allow the dignity of our proud national heritage to be destroyed, and so long as I am President, America will continue to stand for freedom.  Together, we will safeguard our God-given rights, our Constitution, and our glorious way of life for generations to come.

The Congress, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 106), designated September 17 as “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day” and, by joint resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 108), requested that the President proclaim the week beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as “Constitution Week.”

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 the week of September 17 through September 23, 2026, as Constitution Week.  Throughout this week, I call on all teachers, school administrators, and State and local leaders to educate America’s pupils on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship under our constitutional order.  In doing so, we will ensure “a more perfect Union” will continue to prosper.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.

DONALD J. TRUMP