The Trump administration says it will restore a statue of a Confederate general near the U.S. Capitol that was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020. The bronze statue of Albert Pike was first erected in 1901. In a statement, Washington, D.C.’s nonvoting congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, wrote, “The decision to honor Albert Pike by reinstalling the Pike statue is as odd and indefensible as it is morally objectionable. Pike served dishonorably. He took up arms against the United States, misappropriated funds, and was ultimately captured and imprisoned by his own troops.”
Separately, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday he’ll restore another Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.