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Monday, June 29, 2020

Trump signs executive order to protect monuments after calling for arrests in statue-removal attempt outside White House

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nation’s racist beginnings.

Trump had promised to take action earlier this week after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
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