The National Park Service, under the Biden administration, had announced plans to remove a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia, named after Penn's ship. The statue, which stands on the site of Penn's former home, was to be taken down as part of a 'rehabilitation' project aimed at making the park more 'welcoming, accurate, and inclusive,' with a focus on commemorating Native American history. William Penn, an advocate for religious freedom and democracy, founded the colony of Pennsylvania and was a leading advocate for religious freedoms. The decision to remove the statue was met with public outcry and criticism from various individuals and state GOP leaders, who viewed it as an attempt to erase American history and Penn's legacy. Following the backlash, the National Park Service retracted its decision, stating that there are no plans to remove the statue at this time and that the Park Service is seeking public input on the park. This ensures that it will remain in its rightful place in Welcome Park, as confirmed by state officials.
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The NPS has withdrawn its plans to remove the statue of Penn from Welcome Park on inclusivity grounds.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
*UPDATE* National Park Service Not Removing William Penn Statue…For Now https://t.co/rBweydZuwp
National Park Service Backs Down from Plan to Remove William Penn Statue https://t.co/JEE38vSotF via @BreitbartNews
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
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
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
Biden: “Instead of erasing history, we’re making history” https://t.co/QM3KABXV1Z
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
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
THE END OF PENN? Biden Admin Removing William Penn Statue for More 'Inclusive' Experience https://t.co/6b45WDD88d
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
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
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
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
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 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