in World News Trump Orders the Restoration of Historical Monuments Removed Under Biden
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President Donald Trump has ordered that several historical monuments across the country be restored after they were removed under the previous administration.
On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to restore U.S. monuments removed during former President Joe Biden’s term.
Trump’s order also directs them to scrub “anti-American ideology” from national museums, parks, and memorials.
The order instructs the interior secretary to reinstate historical markers and statues taken down after January 1, 2020.
Vice President JD Vance is tasked with reviewing and reversing “divisive” Marxism-rooted “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution.
It further prohibits taxpayer funding for exhibitions that promote race-based narratives inconsistent with federal law or “degrade shared American values.”
The executive order states:
“Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history … reconstructed as inherently racist, sexist, oppressive, or otherwise irredeemably flawed.
“It is the policy of my Administration to restore Federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to solemn and uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage, consistent progress toward becoming a more perfect Union.”