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Trump Signs U.S. Monument Protection Decree

6/26/2020, 10:10:56 PM

US President Donald Trump said he signed a decree on the protection of monuments in the United States, providing for prison terms for vandalism.


“I was honored to sign a very strict decree protecting American monuments, memorials and statues, and also designed to combat recent criminal violence,” he wrote on his Twitter.

Trump emphasized that for “lawlessness” against the country “long prison terms” will be threatened.

Earlier, the US leader promised vandals a prison sentence of ten years.