Most Americans with a basic fifth-grade education know about the Seven Wonders of the World, and may even be able to name a couple of them — the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon being among the most memorable of the original ancient list, of which only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains. The Seven Wonders of the World were always manmade creations. Until now.
President Joe Biden, speaking in Arizona today, got it all mixed up in his head. Now there are nine wonders, and they are now not manmade at all.
“And folks, it’s not hyber- — hyperbole to suggest that there is no national treasure — none that is grander than the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon, one of the Earth’s nine wonders — wonders of the world, literally. Think of that. You know, it’s amazing. An enduring symbol of America to the entire world,” Biden said.
Later, he corrected himself and said the 6,000 gorge cut by the Colorado River is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Like President Jimmy Carter did before him in 1978, Biden used his authority today under the Antiquities Act to set aside almost 1 million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park as a new national monument “to help right the wrongs of the past and conserve this land of ancestral footprints for all future generations.”
If one were to measure the natural wonder status of the Grand Canyon by depth, then Hell’s Canyon on the Idaho-Oregon border wins hands down. The Snake River cuts a line that is 7,993 feet beneath the canyon rim, some 2,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Biden then said that heat is the number one weather-related killer, a demonstrably false statement, but in line with his climate change agenda. In actuality, more people die of cold weather than heat, even though more people live in hot climates than cold.
“Preserving these lands is good, not only for Arizona but for the planet,” Biden said. “It’s good for the economy. It’s good for the soul of the nation.”
Using his platform as president, Biden then mixed in some campaigning in his speech, attacking Donald Trump and his supporters, and singling out the “Make America Great Again” movement for special scorn.
Speaking before regalia-clad and headdress-topped Native Americans in Red Butte, Biden said the new designation would help the federal government live up to its treaty obligations. Some tribal members were forced out of their homes, he said, when the Grand Canyon was made into a national park.
“At a time when some seek to ban books and bury history, we’re making it clear that we can’t just choose to learn what we want to learn,” Biden said, talking about the cultural war that he and Democrats have waged on American families.
Miners, national security analysts, and others have argued that Biden just locked up the richest deposits of uranium in the country. It’s mineral essential to national security, and not having access to it will make America more dependent on Russia.
Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas and chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, sent a letter to Biden on Tuesday pointing out that the new monument designation would “permanently withdraw the richest and highest-grade uranium deposits in the United States from mining—deposits that are far outside the Grand Canyon National Park.”
Fox News’ Jesse Watters commented, “Joe Biden blocked uranium mining today on a million acres bordering the Grand Canyon. Why would Biden block mining for an element used for nuclear power plants, electricity, radiation treatments? We already import 95% of our uranium from countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, Africa. And now, Joe is single-handedly losing Africa to Russia, who already controls our Uranium supply chain through its satellites. America already sends a billion dollars to Putin’s crown jewel uranium base, Rosatom. The same Rosatom that took over Uranium One, the company that donated millions to the Clinton Foundation, when Hillary was Obama’s Secretary of State. So why is Joe Biden funding Russia’s dangerous uranium monopoly?”
Biden will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Wednesday, where he talk more about his initiative to change the climate, and then it’s on to Salt Lake City.
