DOWNTOWN — President Donald Trump has been tweeting his support for "beautiful" Confederate symbols and monuments, but he sang a different tune on the campaign trail.
In an appearance two years ago at the City Club of Chicago, in the early days of his presidential campaign, Trump said unequivocally that the Confederate flag "should be in a museum."
Confederate flag "should be in a museum" says #Trump
— Ted Cox (@tedcoxchicago) June 29, 2015
This week, however, Trump has been busy defending Confederate symbols such as statues and monuments, tweeting that it's "sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You ... can't change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson — who's next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!"
Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017
