Donald Trump’s racist speech last night embroidered on his apparent decision to make his re-election campaign about monuments.

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He followed up today with an executive order to create a National Garden of American Heroes.  Check his nominees.

Antonin Scalia and Billy Graham? Heavily white male, naturally.

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But damn, he’s gone and canceled the Lost Cause. Nary a noble Johnny Reb on the list. How does that square with his tirades about the removal of Confederate statuary? He even includes one nominee who fought heroically for the winners at Gettysburg (FYI: Union troops soundly defeated Marse Robert’s army.)

This should join other bad Trump ideas in the dustbin of history, but let the picking begin for your favorite American. George Wallace, anyone?

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PS: An FYI on the left-wing “fascists,” as Trump called them, who are on a tear ripping down statues to the glorious losers in the fight to preserve slavery.

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