One of the victims, 16, was in critical condition after being shot in the head. She had shot another girl, 17, in the leg near the storied gay bar. The police said the violence was not connected to Pride.

Democrats’ diminished pride in being American is more clearly linked to Trump’s time in office. When Trump first entered the White House, in 2017, about two-thirds of Democrats said they were proud to be American. That had fallen to 42% by 2020, just before Trump lost reelection to Democrat Joe Biden.

America’s decline in national pride has been a slow erosion, with a steady downtick in Gallup's data since January 2001, when the question was first asked.

A new Gallup Poll revealed that national pride has largely decreased among younger generations, a trend that is increasingly aligned with Democrats losing patriotism. Only 41% of Generation Z said they are “extremely” or “very proud” to be American,