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Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial

Washington Post Politics Monday 07 September 2026, 19:22 UTC By Joe Heim, Dan Diamond 1 min read
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The Trump administration has removed language criticizing a memorial to the Confederacy formerly located in Arlington National Cemetery, part of its ongoing effort to reshape portrayals of the Civil War. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial A new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery.

The Trump administration has removed language criticizing a memorial to the Confederacy formerly located in Arlington National Cemetery, part of its ongoing effort to reshape portrayals of the Civil War. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial A new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery.
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