These teens are vying to win Trump’s civics contest. Some have mixed feelings about patriotism and the president
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Ishant Jawali, a 16-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, was scrolling on Instagram when he stumbled upon a little-known way to win money for college: The Trump administration was putting on a national civics contest for America’s 250th birthday. He signed up, becoming one The post These teens are vying to win Trump’s civics contest. Some have mixed feelings about patriotism and the president appeared first on KTVZ .
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Ishant Jawali, a 16-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, was scrolling on Instagram when he stumbled upon a little-known way to win money for college: The Trump administration was putting on a national civics contest for America’s 250th birthday. He signed up, becoming one
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