Trump decries removal of Robert E. Lee monument

Published September 9, 2021 3:09pm ET



Former President Donald Trump criticized the removal of a monument depicting Confederate general Robert E. Lee in a statement Wednesday, calling it a destruction of “history and heritage.”

ROBERT E LEE STATUE REMOVED IN VIRGINIA CAPITAL

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