The Trump administration is proceeding with Project 2025, focusing on restoring Confederate symbols, including the statue of Gen. Albert Pike, which was removed during the 2020 George Floyd protests. This restoration is set for October by the National Park Service. Trump's actions reflect his ongoing opposition to the protests and his earlier support for military intervention against demonstrators. He had previously condemned those who brought down the Pike statue during the protests, highlighting a deep connection between these restorations and his political agenda.
The administration announced that the National Park Service will be restoring a statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike that was toppled and removed during the 2020 George Floyd protests in Washington, DC.
Two months after Trump announced he was restoring Confederate names to US military bases that had replaced them, this move carries a personal meaning for the grudge-prone president.
At the height of the Floyd protests in Washington, Trump dispatched troops to break up a demonstration at Lafayette Square near the White House; he used the occasion to stage a supremely awkward image of himself brandishing a Bible.
Three weeks later, on the night of Juneteenth, demonstrators brought down the Pike statue. Trump called for the DC police to come down hard on the Pike statue's assailants.
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