Federal Funding to Be Stripped From Cities That Fail to Protect Their Monuments (Details)
After watching far-left vandals attempt to rip down the statue of former President Andrew Jackson right in front of the White House, President Trump has decided to put his foot down.
Don’t protect your monuments, don’t get any cash.
It’s that simple.
From The Daily Wire:
President Donald Trump announced late Friday that his administration would be enforcing federal provisions demanding that cities and states protect monuments paid for by the federal government and threatening those who pull down monuments with “long prison time.”
Trump tweeted about the executive order on Saturday, calling it a “strong” response to efforts, across the country, to pull down monuments deemed “racist” or “controversial.”
Trump wrote in a tweet, “I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues – and combatting recent Criminal Violence. Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!“
Check this out, via NBC Philadelphia:
Protests became tense Monday evening as police pushed demonstrators away from the statue of President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square.
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Some protesters threw objects at officers while they tried to remove the tents, police said.
WATCH:
Rioters are trying to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square in front of the White House.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 23, 2020
And then the cops showed up…
DC Park Police took care of the “peaceful protesters” that were trying to pull down Andrew Jackson. pic.twitter.com/tZglvlYB3V
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 23, 2020
WATCH:
Police have arrived and are taking back Lafayette Square outside the White House. Chemical irritants are being used on protesters. It’s incredibly tense. pic.twitter.com/JsLc2ts6L4
— Ebony Bowden (@ebonybowden) June 23, 2020
ANOTHER:
They failed. pic.twitter.com/YDgNTKMfso
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 23, 2020
And one more…
BREAKING: Metropolitan Police and US Park Police move demonstrators back from Lafayette Square Park.
Two separate protesters tell me the groups want to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue near the White House. @NBCNews @MSNbc @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/topGgjCjJi— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 23, 2020