Trump Administration Restores Confederate Statue in DC
The Trump Administration has reinstalled a Confederate statue in! Washington, DC, as part of its efforts to preserve monuments honoring Confederate leaders.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued a directive to restore such monuments, which led to the review of "public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties" that had been changed or removed since January 2020.
Trump's March executive order aimed to investigate whether these actions were taken to perpetuate a "false reconstruction of American history" or "minimise the value of certain historical events or figures."
- The statue's return is part of Trump's efforts to roll back actions that denounced Confederate leaders and their support for slavery.
- Trump also restored the names of nine Army bases that once honored Confederate generals this past summer.
Author's summary: Trump restores Confederate statue in DC as part of his preservation efforts.