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A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump’s efforts to reshape how history is told

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part of a broader effort by the president to reshape the way the country’s history is told. The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and diplomat who later served on the Arkansas Supreme Court, is the only outdoor statue of a Confederate leader in the nation’s capital. It has been contentious since it […]

todayOctober 30, 2025 1

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Trump says he’d be ‘OK’ with confederate statue of Robert E. Lee while previewing ‘Arch de Trump’ in DC

While previewing a proposed construction of a Paris-style arch in Washington, D.C., supposedly in his honor ahead of the United States’s 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump also gave a nod to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. On Wednesday, Trump previewed the architectural design for an arch, similarly structured as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, and the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Brooklyn, New York. Though these arches were erected to honor soldiers who fought and died in […]

todayOctober 19, 2025 2

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Trump–Epstein ‘Best Friends Forever’ statue removed from National Mall, raising concerns about free speech

A statue depicting President Donald Trump‘s friendship with convicted child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, which was placed on the National Mall, was promptly removed by the U.S. National Park Service on Wednesday. A group called ” The Secret Handshake” erected the life-size statue of Trump and Epstein, titled “Best Friends Forever.” The creators hoped to bring attention to a series of headlines about Epstein, including an outcry for the Trump administration to release FBI files related to his federal prosecution and years-long […]

todaySeptember 25, 2025 1