The sixth annual FOX Nation Patriot Awards air Sunday evening on Fox News Channel at 10 p.m. ET. Ahead of the historic occasion, Fox News Digital was on the Tilles Center for Performing Arts in Brookville, New York to ask attendees what patriotism means to them.
The Patriot Awards had been emceed by Sean Hannity and featured President-elect Donald Trump. Attendees from all walks of life appeared to share a deep love of America, and plenty of of them had been fast to elucidate why patriotism is so vital to them.
“Patriotism is respecting our army, respecting our armed forces, standing for the National Anthem, being proud to be an American as a result of that is the best nation and everyone ought to really feel privileged to stay right here,” a feminine school pupil responded.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP RECEIVES THE ‘PATRIOT OF THE YEAR’ AWARD AT FOX NATION’S PATRIOT AWARDS
“It means all the things, it doesn’t matter what background you come from: Black, White, Hispanic, we’re all Americans. We come collectively, we work arduous, and we would like the most effective for everybody,” one other attendee mentioned.
Others informed Fox News Digital patriotism means “freedom,” “being a superb particular person, “independence,” respect for the army, together with loyalty and easily loving the nation. A person who served as a firefighter for 27 years mentioned patriotism is synonymous with the press.
“Being in a position to be free to speak,” he mentioned.
Many Patriot Awards attendees pointed to Trump’s Election Day victory for his or her reply.
“If Trump would have misplaced, that might have been the top of this nation,” one lady mentioned.
Trump, who obtained the honorary “Patriot of the Year” award on the Tilles Center, promised a roaring crowd that he is “going to get issues straightened out on this nation” once more.
Recipients had been honored at Fox Nation’s sixth annual Patriot Awards. (Fox News Digital)
Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino, who lately filed to run for Congress to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., after she was appointed to be the subsequent U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was among the many attendees of the Fox Nation occasion.
“Loving your nation,” he mentioned when requested what patriotism means to him.
Another attendee mentioned patriotism means “all the things” to him.
“I’m about patriotism, freedom… And the opposite facet, they’re about communism,” he mentioned.
President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage earlier than he speaks on the FOX Nation Patriot Awards, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Greenvale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
The annual Fox Nation Patriot Awards is an evening to bridge political gaps, unite behind a love of America and have fun America’s on a regular basis heroes. America’s heroes had been honored in a number of categories, together with the “T2T Stephen Siller Back the Blue Award,” “FOX Weather Ultimate Patriot Award,” “Fox Nation Award for Service to Veterans,” “Fox Nation Salute to Service Award,” “Fox Nation Young Patriot Award,” “Fox Nation Culture Warrior Award,” “Fox Nation Award for Bravery” and “Fox Nation Award for Courage.”
Fox News Media personalities, together with Benjamin Hall, Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Duffy, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Harris Faulkner, Bill Hemmer, Abby Hornacek, Laura Ingraham, Johnny Joey Jones, Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade, Martha MacCallum, Dana Perino, Judge Jeanine Pirro and Jesse Watters made appearances all through the evening and served as presenters.
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Fox News Digital’s Madeline Coggins and Nikolas Lanum contributed to this report.
