Congress ordered all monuments to and base names honoring Confederate leadership, men who rebelled against the Constitutional government of the United States of America and attempted to overthrow it, removed but Donald Trump wants them honored.

It was not clear how West Point could return General Lee's portrait to the library without violating the law, which emerged from the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by Minneapolis police officers in 2020.

"At West Point, the United States Military Academy is prepared to restore historical names, artifacts, and assets to their original form and place," said Rebecca Hodson, the Army's communications director. "Under this administration, we honor our history and learn from it — we don't erase it."

…In recent years, Mr. Trump has argued

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