The first of four monuments to the confederacy marked for removal in New Orleans was dismantled under police protection in the “wee hours” of Monday morning, as The Times-Picayune described the scene.
One of the loudest voices protesting the removals came miles away, from a conservative Republican who is running for governor of Virginia.
https://twitter.com/CoreyStewartVA/status/857031479288672256
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A statement from Stewart’s campaign calls the removal of the Confederate monuments a “blatant destruction of U.S. history” that is sweeping across the South.
https://twitter.com/CoreyStewartVA/status/857060420128878592
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Many folks on Twitter didn’t care for his comments:
https://twitter.com/pastalememe/status/857097325658943493
Stewart is also catching fire for criticizing “Yankees” who deride Southerners for their monuments.
https://twitter.com/CoreyStewartVA/status/856699414907367424
The Minnesota Star Tribune pointed out that Stewart is a native Minnesotan, which brought this criticism:
SOURCE: Times-Picayune, Minnesota Star Tribune
Virginia Republican Comes Under Fire For Defending Confederate Monuments was originally published on newsone.com
