Trump: Confederate statue removals ‘rip apart’ American history

On Twitter, Trump accuses media of distorting his words on CharlottesvillePresident likens statues of Confederate leaders to those of founding fathers‘Changing history’? No – 32 Confederate monuments dedicated in past 17 yearsDonald Trump on Thursday lamented the removal of “beautiful statues and monuments” commemorating the Confederacy, saying that he was “sad” to see America’s history and culture “ripped apart” by efforts to take down the memorials. Trump finds himself increasingly isolated after defending the white supremacists who led a march on Saturday to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia. Continue reading…

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