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Rhiannon12866

(255,843 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:20 PM Mar 20

Trump admin displaying slave owner in park named after MLK Jr. is 'middle finger' to Americans - MS NOW Reports

For the nation's 250th birthday celebration, the Trump administration is planning to display a statue of a prominent slave owner that was removed back in 2020. The statue would be put in a federal park named after Martin Luther King, Jr. for six months. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson and former Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) join Chris Jansing with their reaction. - Aired on 03/20/2026.

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Trump admin displaying slave owner in park named after MLK Jr. is 'middle finger' to Americans - MS NOW Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 20 OP

T-rump being his usual disgusting self, he would have definitely been a Confederate traitor and slave owner if he lived wcmagumba Mar 20 #1

But I'm betting that he still wouldn't have joined the Confederate military, he would have just sounded off... Rhiannon12866 Mar 20 #2

Trail Of Tears? czarjak Mar 21 #3