As demonstrators around the U.S. topple monuments, President Trump envisions a 'National Garden of American Heroes,' to honor Founding Fathers, civil rights pioneers, explorers, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and others.
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014, file photo Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks in Washington. President Donald Trump has visions of establishing by the final months of his second term—should he win one—a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will pay tribute to some of the prominent figures in the nation’s history, including Justice Scalia, that he sees as the “greatest Americans to ever live.
To be certain, the monument is far from a done deal and Trump’s plan could be dashed if presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden denies him a second term in November or Congress balks at allocating funding for the project. Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly condemned the desecration and toppling of historic statues by demonstrators during protests over racial injustice and police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The order includes language to make clear that non-U.S. citizens who played significant roles in American history also could be honored in the garden.
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