BREAKING: Trump says he'll issue executive order to protect monuments

[Mike 03]

Atlanta Journal Constitution
BREAKING: Trump says he'll issue executive order to protect monuments
Updated 27 minutes ago
Associated Press

WASHINGTON —
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism during the unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.

Trump has been clear that he opposes the removal of monuments of leaders of the Confederacy or other distasteful aspects of American history.Commenting as he departed the White House for a trip to Arizona, Trump said, “I will have an executive order very shortly, and all it's really going to do is reinforce what's already there, but in a more uniform way.”

At a time of nationwide protests over racial injustice and inequality, Trump has aligned himself squarely on the side of those who argue that the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of eliminating reminders of hated aspects of American history.

Trump had tweeted late Monday that those who tried to topple a statue of President Andrew Jackson, who is one of Trump’s favorite presidents, in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House faced 10 years in prison under the Veterans Memorial Preservation Act.

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He's making a huge mistake here, but that's always to our benefit.

[StarfishSaver]

1. Protect monuments, cage children

Got it

[Celerity]

8. +100000

[bdamomma]

17. Priorities

all screwed up as usual.

and forget protecting people from Covid.

[bronxiteforever]

18. +100 brilliant

Truth!

[Solly Mack]

20. +1

[Thomas Hurt]

2. so just another bee ess scam...

[Corgigal]

3. Means nothing.

Surprise.

All locations have vandalism on the books.

[Doodley]

4. Shame he can't protect people too. That would be asking too much of a president.

[RandySF]

5. It's meaningless beyond federal property.

[Coleman]

13. Actually EOs only apply to the Executive Branch

It provides guidance on how to execute a law. DACA is not law, it just tells the immigration service how to execute the laws governing undocumented aliens as passed by Congress.

[wendyb-NC]

6. Yeah, monuments don't

come down with Covid-19.

[MontanaMama]

7. I don't think he can do that.

Isn’t that up to the states?

[Thunderbeast]

9. How about THESE monuments?

Staircase Escalante
Bear's Ears
Cascade Siskiyou

Maybe if there was oil under the Jackson statue, he'd feel differently!

[Maeve]

10. Ir's meaningless..show boating for his base

Unnecessary for law enforcement

[DenverJared]

11. His house is on fire

and he is trying to repaint the curbside mailbox like that will help

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. The only monument he'll ever have will be

shaped like a bus station restroom urinal.

[jalan48]

14. Forget about his bungling of the corona virus and focus on the monuments. Pretty transparent.

[global1]

15. "But In A More Uniform Way".....

a confederate uniform.

[marmar]

16. Doubling down on the appeals to his frothing-at-the-mouth racist base.

[JDC]

19. By Royal Decree I make up more bullshit!