Trump says “can’t change history, but you can learn from it” in message regarding removal of statues
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticised the removal of former Confederate generals saying it’s “sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart.”
In a series of tweets, Trump noted “the beauty that is being taken out of our cities, towns and parks will be greatly missed and never able to be comparably replaced.”
Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017
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…can't change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson – who's next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish! Also…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017
…the beauty that is being taken out of our cities, towns and parks will be greatly missed and never able to be comparably replaced!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017
Confederate statues in U.S. cities were removed in the past days, with protests erupting in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one woman died.
Baltimore removed four monuments to the pro-slavery Civil War Confederacy before dawn on Wednesday. The statues, including one of General Robert E. Lee and another of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, were taken off their bases in Wyman Park Dell, beside the Baltimore Museum of Art, and carried away on a flatbed truck.
A 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 people were injured in the Virginia college town when an Ohio man crashed a car into anti-racist protesters.
Following the violence, calls increased for removal of Confederate memorials, flags and other symbols from public places around the United States.
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