Trump: ‘I can understand’ certain statues being taken down

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President Trump said he can understand if some statues are decommissioned through a legal process and moved to museums.

During a Fox News town hall with host Sean Hannity, Trump defended statues of President Abraham Lincoln, which some activists have targeted among those they wish to tear down, but said he can “see controversy” and would be open to a legal process of decommissioning certain controversial monuments, though he did not specify which statue or memorial that would be.

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