DeSantis Condemns Removal Of Confederate Statue

“I’m opposed to taking down statues. The idea that we’re going to just erase history is wrong. You’ve seen it now where they tried to take down Thomas Jefferson, they tried to take down George Washington off schools. It just gets so out of hand. So I don’t support taking down statues, particularly if you don’t have legal authority to do it. I don’t know what the legal basis was to do it. I just kind of got a report on it, but I would not be taking down statues.” – Ron DeSantis, speaking yesterday in Iowa.

‘I would not be taking down statues.’@RonDeSantis rebukes @CityofJax @MayorDeegan decision to remove Confederate monument

Reporting by @AGGancarskihttps://t.co/JdBnv1R9d3#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/41pD5HW9y4

— Phil Ammann (@PhilAmmann) December 28, 2023

Ron DeSantis: Nikki Haley will ignore the role of slavery. She’s not ready for Primetime!

Also Ron DeSantis: In Florida, we proudly teach kids the “personal benefits” of slavery. pic.twitter.com/6H8X3pU9j7

— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) December 28, 2023

DeSantis supported removing Florida’s confederate general statue in the U.S. Capitol but now he says he doesn’t want confederate statues removed because that’s erasing history https://t.co/wxRbpIIqhE pic.twitter.com/l9yqnqz7Br

— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) December 28, 2023

A massive Confederate memorial in a city park in Jacksonville, Fla., came down Wednesday morning after years of controversy over the statue, preempting proposed state legislation that would punish local officials who vote to remove such monuments. https://t.co/ffyTELb2iT

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 27, 2023