Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed a strong opposition to the removal of Confederate statues, particularly the statue of General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville. During a podcast, Kennedy stated that he had a 'visceral reaction' to the tear-downs, arguing that some Confederate figures were heroes who did not own slaves. He emphasized that removing these statues and renaming schools amounts to 'destroying history' and that the United States should be 'sophisticated enough' to handle its own history. Kennedy further criticized Democrats for their role in the removal of these monuments, stating that erasing history is not 'a good, healthy thing for any culture.'
RFK Jr. slams Democrats for toppling Confederate statues: 'Destroying history' https://t.co/Q79CbH4BYa
RFK Jr. says erasing history like Confederate statues is not 'a good, healthy thing for any culture' https://t.co/7P34USfMxt
BREAKING: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blasted the removal of Confederate statues, claiming that removing statues and renaming schools was "destroying history" and that the United States needed to be "sophisticated enough" to handle its own history and… https://t.co/0RlCl6BRVt
RFK Jr. condemns the removal of Confederate monuments https://t.co/L9g6sKtffm https://t.co/BW1GzbDb8b
RFK Jr. says he had 'visceral reaction against' removal of Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville https://t.co/kLsaPXr4mw
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he had a “visceral reaction against” the removal of Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s statue in Charlottesville. https://t.co/wXOx4dyDm7
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a “visceral” reaction to tear-downs of Confederate statues. “There were heroes in the Confederacy who didn’t have slaves,” the independent presidential candidate said on a podcast. Via @marianaa_alfaro https://t.co/wkIQe4EMBS
RFK Jr. said he had a “visceral reaction against” the removal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue in Charlottesville. "I just have a visceral reaction against destroying history. I don’t like it. I think we should celebrate who we are," he said.
RFK Jr. says he had a ‘visceral’ reaction to tear-downs of Confederate statues https://t.co/WTLdaE3z1p