Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of threatening to strip the nation of important institutions and replacing them with the policies of the far-left and compared them to “far-left mobs attacking statues of our Founding Fathers.” “So, while we have far-left mobs attacking statues of our Founding Fathers from coast to coast, we have far-left politicians […]
President Donald Trump in a late-night tweet said it is sad to see states allowing “wise guys, anarchists & looters” to topple statues and monuments during protests. The president stood his ground in opposing efforts by protesters to remove or vandalize public statues and monuments of controversial historical figures, saying it’s “important” for people to “learn from […]
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt criticized protestors in Washington, D.C., after a tense Monday night of demonstrations that saw protestors attempt to topple the statue of President Jackson in Lafayette Square. “I just left Lafayette Square where another so called ‘peaceful protest’ led to destruction tonight,” Bernhardt tweeted just before 11 p.m. Monday. “Let me be clear: we will […]