Pence backs adding monuments, not taking them down
WASHINGTON – Vice President Pence on Tuesday argued against pulling down Confederate monuments, calling that an attempt to “erase parts of our history just in the name of some contemporary political cause.”
“Rather than tearing down monuments that have graced our cities all across this country for years, we ought to have been building more monuments,” Pence told Fox & Friends. “We ought to be celebrating the men and women who've helped our nation move toward a more perfect union and tell the whole story of America.”
Statues honoring prominent Civil War generals and other figures have become a flashpoint across the country in light of the white supremacist rally and ensuing violence in Charlottesville, Va.
Charlottesville, Baltimore and other cities have taken down or are considering removing statutes and monuments connected with the Confederacy. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, announced last week he intends to file legislation to have such statues removed from the Capitol.
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