Brookhaven, NY Town Supervisor on Founding Father’s Statues Being Removed for Owning Slaves: History Can’t Be Canceled

[Clip starts Trump Was ░░░░░░░░ Washington a slave owner ░░░░░░░░ will George Washington now ░░░░░░░░ his status Are we ░░░░░░░░ to take down excuse ░░░░░░░░ are we going to ░░░░░░░░ down are we going ░░░░░░░░ take down statues of ░░░░░░░░ Washington How about Thomas ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Jefferson You like ░░░░░░░░ Reporter I do love ░░░░░░░░ Trump Okay good Are ░░░░░░░░ going to take down ░░░░░░░░ statue Because he was ░░░░░░░░ major slave owner Clip ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE Remember that President ░░░░░░░░ predicting seven years ago ░░░░░░░░ everyone laughed that an ░░░░░░░░ on our history and ░░░░░░░░ desecretion of our country ░░░░░░░░ Founding Fathers was inevitable ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ down that road Sadly ░░░░░░░░ thought of his has ░░░░░░░░ true this week in ░░░░░░░░ York City where he ░░░░░░░░ got a few towers ░░░░░░░░ the city council is ░░░░░░░░ a plan to remove ░░░░░░░░ statute or monument of ░░░░░░░░ person who owned slaves ░░░░░░░░ benefited economically from slavery ░░░░░░░░ if the statue is ░░░░░░░░ they will put a ░░░░░░░░ explanatory plaque on there ░░░░░░░░ the misdeeds of that ░░░░░░░░ Founding Father or not ░░░░░░░░ York has more than ░░░░░░░░ half dozen monuments just ░░░░░░░░ George Washington that are ░░░░░░░░ on the chopping block ░░░░░░░░ to the council our ░░░░░░░░ council right here in ░░░░░░░░ York And this wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be the first time ░░░░░░░░ canceled the Founding Father ░░░░░░░░ in 2021 they actually ░░░░░░░░ a statue of Thomas ░░░░░░░░ from city hall It ░░░░░░░░ there for 187 years ░░░░░░░░ even as the city ░░░░░░░░ and is embarrassed by ░░░░░░░░ history one New York ░░░░░░░░ is stepping up Ed ░░░░░░░░ is the supervisor of ░░░░░░░░ on Long Island and ░░░░░░░░ s made an offer ░░░░░░░░ behalf of his town ░░░░░░░░ accept those monuments as ░░░░░░░░ city considers getting rid ░░░░░░░░ them Ed thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us Why is what ░░░░░░░░ bad for New York ░░░░░░░░ perhaps good for Brookhaven ░░░░░░░░ It s good for ░░░░░░░░ because it reminds them ░░░░░░░░ our history History is ░░░░░░░░ something you can cancel ░░░░░░░░ History isn t something ░░░░░░░░ can cover up History ░░░░░░░░ something you celebrate George ░░░░░░░░ was the founder of ░░░░░░░░ country he fought eight ░░░░░░░░ in a long long ░░░░░░░░ to make sure we ░░░░░░░░ have independence and then ░░░░░░░░ and stepped up as ░░░░░░░░ first president Thomas Jefferson ░░░░░░░░ our Declaration of Independence ░░░░░░░░ you kidding me We ░░░░░░░░ going to ignore these ░░░░░░░░ We are going to ░░░░░░░░ them up We are ░░░░░░░░ to put today s ░░░░░░░░ on yesterday They want ░░░░░░░░ take down the statue ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Columbus He lived ░░░░░░░░ years ago and yet ░░░░░░░░ want to go and ░░░░░░░░ their beliefs of what ░░░░░░░░ think he should have ░░░░░░░░ 520 years ago They ░░░░░░░░ great men for their ░░░░░░░░ they helped lay the ░░░░░░░░ for our country God ░░░░░░░░ them we celebrate them ░░░░░░░░ are welcoming their monuments ░░░░░░░░ will put Thomas Jefferson ░░░░░░░░ visited Brookhaven we will ░░░░░░░░ him at Port Jefferson ░░░░░░░░ d put George Washington ░░░░░░░░ visited Brookhaven at Roe ░░░░░░░░ where he visited the ░░░░░░░░ spy ring which has ░░░░░░░░ written about multiple times ░░░░░░░░ we will celebrate them ░░░░░░░░ men like we all ░░░░░░░░ We all have imperfections ░░░░░░░░ they led they found ░░░░░░░░ foundation of this country ░░░░░░░░ bless them We will ░░░░░░░░ them in Brookhaven Long ░░░░░░░░