1/18/2021

STATUES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “In Executive Order 13934 of July 3, 2020 (Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes), I made it the policy of the United States to establish a statuary park named the National Garden of American Heroes (National Garden)… The National Garden will be built to reflect the awesome splendor of our country’s […]

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9/18/2020

2016 ELECTION/POLITICAL FIGURES/STATUES: “You know, I came to Washington [after winning the 2016 election]… And all of a sudden I’m riding down Pennsylvania Avenue and I’m with a beautiful woman on my right named Melania. Think of this. And I had about 400 motorcycles in front of me. And we’re in a cavalcade of about […]

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9/8/2020

STATUES: “You know, when they started knocking down the monuments and statues a few months ago, I signed a very strong executive order. You want to knock them down? That’s fine. But you go to jail for 10 years. It was amazing. It was amazing how that stopped. And then they said, well, we’ll do […]

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9/7/2020

AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/STATUES: [Reporter: “Your tweets about the 1619 Project… why do you object to that being taught in schools? And do you object to slavery itself being taught in schools?”] “Yeah, so — no, I want everybody to know everything they can about our history. I’m not a believer in cancel culture, the good or […]

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8/27/2020

STATUES: “When the anarchists started ripping down our statues and monuments right outside, I signed an order immediately, 10 years in prison, and it was a miracle. It all stopped. No more statues.They said, that’s just too long as they looked as a statue.I think we’ll rip it down. Then they said, ‘10 years in […]

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8/4/2020

EXECUTIVE ORDERS/PROTESTS/STATUES: “In June, I signed an executive order requiring the Department of Justice to prosecute to the full extent — extent allowed under law — anyone who defaces our historic statues or monuments. Under my order, these criminals face 10 years in jail, 10 years in prison. And it was an incredible thing because […]

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7/27/2020

CIVIL UNREST/DHS/STATUES: “Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! @DHSgov“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2020 12:28 pm […]

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7/13/2020

CRIME/POLICE/STATUES: “Far-left mayors are escalating the anti-cop crusade, and violent crime is spiraling in their cities. It’s all far-left cities where they have no understanding of what has to be done. They don’t have a clue. And I will say that we put on a very powerful rule and law that you get 10 years […]

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7/4/2020

STATUES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues, erase our history, indoctrinate our children, or trample on our freedoms. We will safeguard our values, traditions, customs, and beliefs. We will teach our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. Together, we […]

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7/3/2020

EXECUTIVE ORDERS/PROTESTS/STATUES: “To destroy a monument is to desecrate our common inheritance. In recent weeks, in the midst of protests across America, many monuments have been vandalized or destroyed… These statues are not ours alone, to be discarded at the whim of those inflamed by fashionable political passions; they belong to generations that have come […]

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7/3/2020

DEMS/EXECUTIVE ORDERS/STATUES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under the executive order I signed last week — pertaining to the Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act and other laws — people who damage or deface federal statues or monuments will get a minimum of 10 years in prison… Our people have a great memory. They will never forget the […]

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7/3/2020

STATUES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of their political weapons is ‘Cancel Culture’ — driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees. This is the very definition of totalitarianism, and it is completely alien to our culture and our values, and it has absolutely no place in the United States […]

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7/3/2020

STATUES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children. Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our Founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities. Many of these people […]

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6/30/2020

EXECUTIVE ORDER/STATUES: “On June 23, Trump claimed that he had ‘authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue…with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent…’ One of the laws cited in the order is the “destruction […]

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6/26/2020

EXECUTIVE ORDERS/PROTESTS/STATUES: “Key targets in the violent extremists’ campaign against our country are public monuments, memorials, and statues. Their selection of targets reveals a deep ignorance of our history, and is indicative of a desire to indiscriminately destroy anything that honors our past and to erase from the public mind any suggestion that our past […]

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6/26/2020

CIVIL UNREST/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/STATUES: “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!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2020 11:48 am […]

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6/23/2020

CIVIL UNREST/STATUES: “I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent….. …..This action is taken effective immediately, but may […]

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6/22/2020

CIVIL UNREST/STATUES: “Numerous people arrested in D.C. for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of Andrew Jackson, in addition to the exterior defacing of St. John’s Church across the street. 10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2020 4:46 pm […]

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