Trump Recalls Measures to Protect Monuments in Washington, DC

By A Staff Reporter

Washington, DC, Aug 11 — Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his administration’s response to incidents of vandalism targeting monuments in the US capital, recalling measures introduced to protect statues during periods of unrest.

Speaking at a press conference, Trump said Washington, DC “should be one of the safest, cleanest, most beautiful places anywhere in the world,” and claimed it had deteriorated in recent years. He referred to protests during his presidency in which demonstrators attempted to remove statues, including the Abraham Lincoln statue.

“We had one problem that was a pretty big problem. The radical left got out of control, and they started trying to rip down statues,” Trump said. He added that his administration had introduced a policy mandating a 10-year prison sentence without probation or sentence reduction for anyone who damaged or attempted to damage monuments in the city.

“It was never used because it was harsh. And you remember they started to rip down the statue of Abraham Lincoln,” he said, arguing that the severity of the law served as a deterrent.