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Portrait of Confederate Gen. R.E. Lee Rehung at West Point
A portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his Confederate uniform with a slave guiding his horse in the background will be rehung in West Point's library, the Army confirmed to Military.com on Friday.
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... The reinstallation, which was first reported by The New York Times, marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to reverse the work of a congressionally mandated commission charged with scrubbing tributes to the Confederacy from the military. In a brief email Friday, an Army spokesperson confirmed to Military.com that the Times report was accurate. West Point did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while the Pentagon deferred to the Army. ... Congress created the commission in 2020, overriding a veto Trump issued during his first term, to examine how to remove Confederate names, statues and other tributes from military property. The law also mandated that the Pentagon implement the commission's recommendations. ...
In a brief email Friday, an Army spokesperson confirmed to Military.com that the Times report was accurate. West Point did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while the Pentagon deferred to the Army. ...
Congress created the commission in 2020, overriding a veto Trump issued during his first term, to examine how to remove Confederate names, statues and other tributes from military property. The law also mandated that the Pentagon implement the commission's recommendations. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-30 05:47 PM | Reply
So, Pres Trump, once again, going against laws passed by Congress?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-30 05:48 PM | Reply
Virtue Signaling.
#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-30 08:29 PM | Reply
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