Not surprisingly the establishment media is mostly ignoring this story.
From CBN:
A statue of America's first president, George Washington, has been torn down by rioters in Portland, Oregon. Before toppling the statue, it was vandalized, draped in an American flag, and then lit on fire.
The destruction of the statue occurred after 21 days of protest in Portland, according to CBS News affiliate KOIN. Journalist Andy Ngo tweeted that the words "Genocidal colonist" & "f— cops" were sprayed on the monument. Rioters have begun to build another autonomous zone nearby."
Antifa rioters on Sandy Blvd. in Portland draped a US flag over a George Washington statue & set it on fire. They then toppled the statue. “Genocidal colonist” & “f— cops” are sprayed on monument. Rioters have began to build another autonomous zone nearby. pic.twitter.com/TrZkhPK9zp— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 19, 2020It is true. George Washington did own slaves. But according to the Mount Vernon website, George Washington, the great general who led American forces to freedom from Great Britain's tyranny in the Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States, was also the only member of America's founders to make provision in his will for the freeing of the enslaved people on his Mount Vernon plantation.Antifa rioters on Sandy Blvd. in Portland draped a US flag over a George Washington statue & set it on fire. They then toppled the statue. “Genocidal colonist” & “f— cops” are sprayed on monument. Rioters have began to build another autonomous zone nearby. pic.twitter.com/TrZkhPK9zp— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 19, 2020
Historian Fergus M. Bordewich told CBN News last year, "In his will, Washington freed every slave he owned and provided for them financially. And he advocated an exceptionally enlightened policy toward native tribes."
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