{"id":1052782,"date":"2025-05-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052782"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:57:18","slug":"dnc-statement-on-cinco-de-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-cinco-de-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on Cinco de Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>DNC Chair Ken Martin and DNC Vice-Chair Artie Blanco released the following statement to commemorate Cinco de Mayo:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCinco de Mayo commemorates a powerful moment in history\u2014when a determined group of Mexican soldiers, outnumbered three to one, stood their ground and triumphed over Napoleon\u2019s formidable French forces in the Battle of Puebla. That victory, rooted in resilience and unity, continues to inspire generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis historic event is celebrated not only in Mexico but across the United States, where more than 37 million people of Mexican heritage have helped shape the fabric of our nation. Mexican-American communities have built businesses, raised families, enriched our culture, and strengthened our economy. Most importantly, they have made this country their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCinco de Mayo is more than a celebration\u2014it\u2019s a symbol&nbsp; and a testament to the contributions Mexican-Americans have made since the earliest days of the United States fighting for democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Ken Martin and DNC Vice-Chair Artie Blanco released the following statement to commemorate Cinco de Mayo: \u201cCinco de Mayo commemorates a powerful moment in history\u2014when a determined group of Mexican soldiers, outnumbered three to one, stood their ground and triumphed over Napoleon\u2019s formidable French forces in the Battle of Puebla. That victory, rooted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC Statement on Cinco de Mayo - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-cinco-de-mayo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-05T15:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-06T15:57:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-cinco-de-mayo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-cinco-de-mayo\/\",\"name\":\"DNC Statement on Cinco de Mayo - 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