De Blasio Says Robert E Lee’s Name Should Be ‘Taken off Everything in America’
In the wake of George Floyd’s deaths, public officials are moving to remove statues of Confederate leaders. And New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s name should be taken off of…
In the wake of George Floyd’s deaths, public officials are moving to remove statues of Confederate leaders.
And New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s name should be taken off of “everything in American.”
“Nothing should be named after Robert E. Lee at this point in history,” de Blasio said during his press conference on Thursday.
He continued, “He was someone who was supposed to follow his oath to the United States of America and the U.S. military and didn’t, on top of his many other sins.”
“His name should be taken off everything in America, period,” de Blasio added.
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Additionally, de Blasio called on Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn to rename a street that was named after Lee.
“Anything named after him has to go in this city,” he said.
His comments come as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on lawmakers to “immediately take steps” to remove Confederate statues in the Capitol, as IJR reported