The National Park Service proposed to remove the statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia and 'rehabilitate' the park to commemorate Native Americans. This decision sparked public outcry and criticism, with many expressing concern over the erasure of historical figures and the cultural memory of America's founding. However, after widespread backlash and intervention from state leaders, the National Park Service reversed its decision, stating that no changes to the William Penn statue are planned.
The National Park Service (NPS) reversed its decision on Monday to remove a statue of Pennsylvania founder William Penn from Philadelphia... Read more: https://t.co/tk29vTk8l2 ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
William Penn statue to remain in Philly park after backlash so severe Biden admin closed public comments https://t.co/Dpzl4Yshkz https://t.co/s3IqoJVYZ0
Park Service REVERSES Decision to Remove William Penn Statue From Philly Park. Read more: https://t.co/tk29vTk8l2 The National Park Service (NPS) reversed its decision on Monday to remove a statue of Pennsylvani...
National Park Service Scraps Plans To Remove William Penn Statue After Public Outcry https://t.co/oVIj3inWT6
Woke US National Park Service U-TURNS on plan to remove statue after backlash https://t.co/56zVmPq1AX
National Park Service Backtracks On Removing Beloved Statue After Widespread Ridicule https://t.co/S1NSQiEdUD
PENN IS MIGHTIER: Biden Admin Backs Off, William Penn Statue Will Remain in Welcome Park https://t.co/s3L9pgBwzH
Comical "the proposal, it said, was released “prematurely” Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site https://t.co/1NyxUMxLnn
I’m glad the National Park Service listened to the will of Pennsylvanians and won’t be removing the William Penn statue in Welcome Park in Philadelphia. The below letter to the National Park Service’s Associate Director will be withdrawn. https://t.co/li1ovInyju
NPS Pulls Plan to Remove Philadelphia's William Penn Statue https://t.co/kKKy4LQXNs
Officials at the National Park Service abruptly withdrew a proposal to remove a Philadelphia statue honoring William Penn, who founded the colony of Pennsylvania. https://t.co/yg7Ld6JGIL
Make no mistake: the Biden Administration tried to tear down a statue of William Penn as part of its toxic obsession with "equity." They only stopped because they got caught. https://t.co/1pHEIqkmTM
William Penn statue won’t be removed from Philly park to make it more "inclusive" after Governor intervenes https://t.co/rdP8GifD8H
BOOM: National Park Service scraps plan to remove William Penn statue after public outcry ✊ https://t.co/3epGEq7CPO https://t.co/3epGEq7CPO
Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site https://t.co/vBugHO4nhl
The NPS has withdrawn its plans to remove the statue of Penn from Welcome Park on inclusivity grounds. https://t.co/hI1tGSqOcm The decision proves Penn's point when he declared "only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee." https://t.co/2GEaART0Cv
Biden admin reverses decision to remove William Penn statue from park commemorating founding of Pennsylvania https://t.co/XR0SDXDdnz
Erasing history? Park Service to remove William Penn statue in Philadelphia, in inclusivity push The National Parks Service is also seeking public input on the park. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/zcaHkak2Qk
The National Park Service announced on Monday it will not remove a statue of William Penn from the park in Philadelphia where his home once stood. Initially, NPS said removing the statue would make a more “welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience.” https://t.co/0tnyvSGDAY
BREAKING UPDATE: Biden admin retracts plan to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and 'rehabilitate' the park to commemorate Native Americans https://t.co/dqWQZuSqIk
The National Park Service withdrew its plan to remove a statue of Pennsylvania founder William Penn from a Philadelphia park after it drew fire from state GOP leaders https://t.co/TZZdqQCJiq https://t.co/TZZdqQCJiq
Biden Admin Reverses Decision to Remove William Penn Statue via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/OnK7qOukkj
The Biden administration wants to tear down a statue of William Penn outside of Philadelphia's Old City Hall to make the area more “inclusive.” Are they going to try and re-name the state too? https://t.co/RTXb8XSulc
Parks Service Seeks To Remove William Penn Statue To Make Philadelphia More "Welcome And Inclusive" https://t.co/qY5nrTZT6E
William Penn statue to stay in Philly’s Welcome Park after National Park Service reverses its plan to remove it as part of a park overhaul Via @azi https://t.co/pWGd5j9YQR
BREAKING: The plan to remove the William Penn statue has been withdrawn. Most likely from the backlash on X 🔥 https://t.co/8J6WYnlOr2 https://t.co/bhhAlD5yut
*UPDATE* National Park Service Not Removing William Penn Statue…For Now https://t.co/rBweydZuwp
The Park Service has decided to leave William Penn's statue up with as little explanation as it offered when it proposed to take the statue down. Ready, shoot, aim is not a good way to make public policy. https://t.co/jduRQ2llSv
National Park Service Backs Down from Plan to Remove William Penn Statue https://t.co/JEE38vSotF via @BreitbartNews
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, lobbies Biden admin not to remove William Penn statue: https://t.co/GzeNsni1zM
BREAKING UPDATE: Biden admin retracts plan to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and "rehabilitate" the park to commemorate Native Americans https://t.co/JhvM0jmz9e https://t.co/JhvM0jmz9e
Haha you guys did it! Within the same day, the National Park Service announces plans to remove William Penn statue and retracts those plans after public outcry https://t.co/SOeLNQYkII
The National Park Service backs down from plan to remove William Penn statue from Philadelphia park to make park more 'inclusive.' Now: 'No changes to the William Penn statue are planned.' https://t.co/FfSh1s3mVl https://t.co/gklI7O2Yua
BREAKING UPDATE: Biden NPS quietly withdraws its plans to remove William Penn from his home in Philadelphia following public outcry. https://t.co/8QYoCsutZg
I heard concerns that there were plans to permanently remove William Penn's statue from Welcome Park. After checking in with the Department of the Interior, I'm pleased to report that there are no plans to remove William Penn at this time.
My team has been in contact with the Biden Administration throughout the day to correct this decision. I’m pleased Welcome Park will remain the rightful home of this William Penn statue — right here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Penn founded. https://t.co/awSTpcyrNp
Parks Service Wants to 'Rehabilitate' Philadelphia Park by Removing William Penn Statue https://t.co/rBweye02lX
Breaking Update: William Penn statue not being moved from the park on site of where Penn’s home stood in Old City Philadelphia. “No changes to the William Penn statue are planned.” 1/2 https://t.co/cZEHUox3EP
The review of the new design proposal for Welcome Park has been withdrawn. No changes to the William Penn statue are planned. For more info, please visit: https://t.co/XWk0zPbEvl. https://t.co/Ly0aooxXcx
'Woke' US National Park Service removes statue of Pennsylvania's founder to be 'more inclusive' https://t.co/AVA8xrozm5
🇺🇸🤡🚨‼️ “Instead of erasing history, we’re making history.” — Biden’s administration is erasing history all the time, in their woke agenda. https://t.co/5dnYFkzEpe
Meanwhile, the Biden administration is tearing down a statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, which sits in a federal park in Philadelphia. @LarryOConnor https://t.co/bxS9aHz9ZE https://t.co/9sGLD8Loj6
Joe Biden, whose administration just removed a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia, says “Instead of erasing history, we're making history.” https://t.co/vsjYceyCd5
Your administration is literally erasing William Penn right now. https://t.co/hB5QWy2j5k
Biden Admin Wants to 'Rehabilitate' Philadelphia Park by Removing William Penn Statue https://t.co/rBweydZuwp
PA State Sen. @dougmastriano condemns the National Park Service’s plans to remove a statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania and leading advocate for religious freedoms, from the site of his former home in Philadelphia: “He was a good man, he laid a vision for our… https://t.co/sQbvrMwudG
Biden admin to tear down William Penn statue from the site of his home, replace it with Native American monument. Here's why that's particularly ironic. https://t.co/actjXUE6ki https://t.co/actjXUE6ki
Tell Biden's park service what you really think! Biden admin to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and ‘rehabilitate’ the park to commemorate Native Americans https://t.co/4ebIkYQ7XQ https://t.co/1kYnY6QcUx
William Penn statue & model of his home in Welcome Park “will be removed and not reinstalled.” The National Park Service says it “proposes to rehabilitate” the park on site on William Penn’s home “to provide a more welcoming, accurate & inclusive experience for visitors.” 1/2 https://t.co/1oS1YRNTEk
Biden plans to remove a Philadelphia statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania and an influential Quaker. He will replace it with a ceremonial Native American gathering space. Our elites hate Christianity and prefer the Paganism which preceded the colonial era. https://t.co/wDaIwyikBr
The frustrating part of this is that the Park Service hasn't explained *why* it's proposing to remove William Penn's statue. Maybe it's a good idea, but the NPS hasn't made the case, instead offering vague pablum about making the park "more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive." https://t.co/JyQEpSpUrL
William Penn's example of peaceful relations with the Native Americans and finding a home for those who sought freedom from religious persecution in Europe is one that should serve as an example to all of us. For the Biden administration to attempt to erase that legacy is… https://t.co/F0awb4442L
THE END OF PENN? Biden Admin Removing William Penn Statue for More 'Inclusive' Experience https://t.co/6b45WDD88d
I'm more of a figurative than literal iconoclast, but have no problem with replacing statues. Yet the @NatlParkService melting down William Penn from Philadelphia's Welcome Park is a bad, stupid, move. Almost alone among colonial founders, he treated Native Americans with… https://t.co/YNi9i5jme8
Your administration is LITERALLY trying to erase William Penn from Pennsylvania. https://t.co/6s4p4n2lBh
Removing a statue of Penn from Philadelphia is very weird to me. He was an Uber progressive by 1600s standards and as Pennsylvania’s founder he is maybe one of 10-15 people across the state’s history who deserve a statue. This isn’t some confederate general- this is the founder… https://t.co/CCFIFemKE4
Biden admin to cancel William Penn, remove statue from Philadelphia park William Penn may have founded the state of Pennsylvania but the iconic historic figure could soon find himself canceled by the leftist cultural revolution that has wormed its way into the highest corridors… https://t.co/vuTBr1Kdyq
The Biden Administration is explaining that removing Penn from a park in Pennsylvania will “provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors.” Nothing says Sylvania like a Penn-free park. https://t.co/2GEaART0Cv
Biden removes William Penn statue from historic Pennsylvania park in 'inclusive' makeover to show more Native American history https://t.co/zgjV9cAXNA https://t.co/FAecBCoZFA
William Penn? https://t.co/F61GGzi0Ug
Biden administration to tear down William Penn statue, make historic park more 'welcoming' and 'inclusive' https://t.co/ZoBmzFLIvu https://t.co/uKWID52jmW
Biden Regime to Remove Statue of William Penn For “Rehabilitation” Project to Commemorate Native Americans via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/0tonoF3nO5
Thought it was a joke, but no. William Penn (Founder of Pennsylvania)’s statue is being removed from his historical home to make way for “inclusive displays” Soon you’ll have to fly to Europe to see any historical American statues… https://t.co/QJzgi6cRba
Why don't they just rename Pennsylvania? Maybe "Scranton Joe" would have to be from ... North Delaware? Biden‘s National Park Service to Remove William Penn Statue from Philadelphia https://t.co/BmOkIyIwD8 via @BreitbartNews
Sort of ironic to tear down a statue of William Penn in the name of inclusiveness given the colony he founded was one of the few places where freedom of worship was guaranteed and indeed was a keystone of its founding. https://t.co/0BzX9cWEkc
They are removing a statue of William Penn in front of William Penn’s house in a plaza commemorating the ship that brought William Penn to America where he founded Pennsylvania. https://t.co/uIfRx98QSe
Biden admin removing William Penn statue in 'rehabilitation' of park commemorating founding of Pennsylvania https://t.co/VMWJB77KbS
Biden admin to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and "rehabilitate" the park to commemorate Native Americans https://t.co/JhvM0jmz9e https://t.co/JhvM0jmz9e
National Park Service is removing statue of William Penn from a Philly park to make the park a "more welcoming, accurate and inclusive experience." William. Penn. https://t.co/afiXME3skR
BREAKING: The commies in the Biden admin are removing a statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, from a site which was his original home. They’re “rehabilitating” the area to commemorate Native Americans. The Biden admin is trying to erase our history. They hate… https://t.co/OfdZvuVYjW
Here It Comes: Radical Biden Regime Targets Original Quakers as ‘Oppressors’ ,Will Remove William Penn Statue …THEY HATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR https://t.co/7mvpLwXhq4 https://t.co/pl0G0C74wp
This is DEI gone amok. Biden's Interior Department is eliminating all mention of our commonwealth’s founder from the park at the site of his home. Indefensible. What's next? The William Penn statue on top of City Hall? https://t.co/X0VRg2ocDK
Last month, Biden removed a 109-year-old Reconciliation Monument in Arlington. Now they just announced that Biden will be tearing down William Penn (founder of PA) from his home and replacing it with a park about Native American history. Our history is being erased and… https://t.co/H8ONmXY2uL
BIDEN REGIME TO REMOVE WILLIAM PENN STATUE, FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA, REPLACING IT WITH NATIVE — AT HIS HOME SITE ***
The Biden admin is taking down William Penn bc they hate America and everyone who founded it It is also part of the trend of replacing whites They are erasing ‘white history’ Call it what it is
The @NatlParkService plans "to rehabilitate [Philadelphia's] Welcome Park to provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience." In particular, "[t]he Penn statue and Slate Roof house model will be removed and not reinstalled." You can comment. https://t.co/WVsYsf898c https://t.co/ye6j7lfLpP
The National Park Service is removing a statue of William Penn—champion of religious liberty and father of Pennsylvania—at the site of his home in the city he founded… to be more “inclusive.” Heritage America is being erased. https://t.co/TFNSxJaRB0
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the National Park Service plans to remove the statue of William Penn from Welcome Park, which is named after Penn's ship on the site of Penn's house. Seeks to make the park experience more 'welcoming, accurate, and inclusive.' https://t.co/cnOpXNjy7F https://t.co/kvo5Mrjizi
Biden admin to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and 'rehabilitate' the park to commemorate Native Americans https://t.co/dqWQZuSqIk https://t.co/dqWQZuSqIk
Biden admin to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and ‘rehabilitate’ the park to commemorate Native Americans https://t.co/4ebIkYQ7XQ
BREAKING: The Biden administration is removing William Penn from his home in Philadelphia and replacing it with Native American history. Welcome Park is a park on the grounds of Penn's home in Philadelphia. Penn is the founder of Pennsylvania. He created the colony as a haven… https://t.co/IPADU7eleM
This isn’t some woke city council tearing down a statue of Pennsylvania’s founder. It’s Joe Biden. And it’s disgraceful. Biden admin to remove statue of William Penn from park commemorating his founding of Pennsylvania https://t.co/yfO9vLZrNY
Biden admin to remove statue of William Penn from park commemorating his founding of Pennsylvania https://t.co/4ebIkYQ7XQ
Click & read. US Govt is planning to remove statue of William Penn (!), erected where his house stood, because DEI. They will not stop until they have erased the cultural memory of America's founding. Can't stand Trump, but if he will fire the National Park Service leadership and… https://t.co/jhyv3sCc2x
The Biden Administration is taking down a statue of William Penn. Not Robert E Lee, not Stonewall Jackson, but William Penn. These people hate America, there’s no doubt anymore. https://t.co/ZHVrJ8GkQ9
William Penn... cancelled. They are removing the William Penn statue in the name of inclusivity. The man founded the colony of Pennsylvania and was a powerful advocate of religious freedom and democracy. "The National Park Service proposes to rehabilitate Welcome Park to… https://t.co/qTRiXqHpgs