President Donald Trump spoke out against removing Confederate statutes Thursday morning — reinforcing divisive rhetoric he used in a widely-panned news conference on Tuesday.
In tweets, Trump argued the “history and culture of our great country” is “being ripped apart” by the removal of “beautiful” statutes. He referenced efforts to remove monuments to Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson because of their fighting against the United States for slave-owning states in the Civil War.
“Who’s next, Washington, Jefferson?” he asked. “So foolish!”
Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You…..
…can’t change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson – who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish! Also…
…the beauty that is being taken out of our cities, towns and parks will be greatly missed and never able to be comparably replaced!
(Source: CNBC)