President Trump called for the protesters to be « immediately arrested. »
Protesters in Washington, D. C., toppled the district’s only outdoor statue of a Confederate general late Friday night. According to CBS affiliate WUSA, protesters tore down and then set on fire a statue of Confederate Brigadier General Albert Pike, which has stood in Judiciary Square since 1901.
President Trump condemned the action in a tweet overnight, calling for the protesters to be « immediately arrested. »
« The D. C. Police are not doing their job as they watch a statue be ripped down & burn. These people should be immediately arrested. A disgrace to our Country! » Mr. Trump wrote.
