WASHINGTON, June 23 — President Donald Trump today reiterated his warning that those who destroy US monuments on federal property would be arrested and face jail time, hours after protesters tried to topple a statue of former president Andrew Jackson near the White House. Trump’s warning on...
US President Donald Trump has stated his opposition to statue destruction, warning offenders they would be punished. — Reuters pic
WASHINGTON, June 23 — President Donald Trump today reiterated his warning that those who destroy US monuments on federal property would be arrested and face jail time, hours after protesters tried to topple a statue of former president Andrew Jackson near the White House. Trump’s warning on Twitter comes as a growing swath of such statues, many paying homage to the rebel Confederacy from the nation’s Civil War-era, have been targeted amid weeks of protests over racism and policing. — Reuters
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