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US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday with up to 10 years in prison for those who vandalize historical monuments and statues through the application of federal laws, also retroactively.
"I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue, or other federal property in the US with up to 10 years in prison, through the Veterans Memorial Preservation Act or any other legislation that may be relevant, "the president wrote this morning on his Twitter account.
To which he added that this action, which will be carried out through an executive order that he said he will sign shortly, will have a retroactive effect , so those who have committed this type of action before will also be punished.
This decision comes after, in the context of racial protests in recent weeks, numerous statues of historical figures have been attacked. The main objective of the protesters have been the Confederate symbols - defenders of slavery during the Civil War - which abound especially in the southern states, but statues of the Spanish conquerors or of the "founding fathers" of States have also been attacked United.
Trump today branded these protesters "anarchists and whatnot" before leaving the White House for Arizona to visit the border with Mexico, saying "if the states can't control them," he is ready to help.
The drop that filled the glass could have been an action on Monday night a few meters from the White House , when federal police officers prevented with charges that a group of protesters demolished the statue in which former President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) appears. ) riding a horse that stands on its two hind legs, in Lafayette Park, located in front of the main entrance of the presidential residence.
The protesters had already placed ropes and chains on the equestrian statue when policemen dispersed the protest using tear gas . The Jackson statue stands in Lafayette Park, which has been the epicenter of racial protests in Washington because of its location, right in front of the President's residence.
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