NEWS ROUNDUP: Colin Kaepernick Wins Muhammad Ali Award; Mice In The White House?; Pocahontas History Explained
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Kaepernick was named GQ‘s Citizen of the Year last month and reportedly got a book deal in October.
Recent White House maintenance requests reportedly show the building’s dealing with a bit of a vermin problem, according to documents obtained by NBC 4 Washington. They’ve reportedly got mice in the White House situation room and the White House Navy mess food service area.
The number of work orders are not too different than those made toward the end of Barack Obama’s time in office, according to the news outlet’s review of federal records. Former General Services Administration (GSA) Inspector General Brian Miller attributes the problem to the building’s age.
“It’s an enormous job,” he stated, adding that “they are old buildings” and “any of us who have old houses know old houses need a lot of work.”
In the wake of Trump’s Pocahontas slur, a descendant of the historical figure broke down the real story for Mic.com. Monica Stretten, member of the Chickahominy Indian tribe of Virginia, talked about how “American folklore has romanticized” Pocahontas’ story in the informative clip below:
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