Trump admin reinstalls Confederate general's statue toppled during 2020 riots

Fox News ^ | 28 October 2025 | Michael Dorgan

[WhiteHatBobby0701]

A bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was toppled by demonstrators in 2020 following George Floyd’s death, was reinstalled this past weekend in Washington, D.C.

The statue, which stands 11 feet tall atop a 16-foot granite pedestal, was pulled down with ropes, spray-painted with graffiti and set on fire by demonstrators who viewed it as a symbol of systemic racism and the Confederacy.

Pike was a Confederate general in the Civil War and also served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

He was one of the most influential figures in the history of American Freemasonry and the statue itself depicts Pike dressed in masonic clothing, wearing a double-breasted vest and a long coat. His right arm is extended, and he is holding a book with his left arm, thought to be his work, "Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry."

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: albertpike; confederate; freemason; insurrectionists; january6; kkk; oklahoma; rebels; satanism; statue

[WhiteHatBobby0701]

Oklahoma Historical Society: "In 1852 he represented the Creek Nation of Indian Territory in a claim for ceded tribal land. His efforts attracted the attention of the Choctaw and Chickasaw, who hired him to pursue a similar case in 1854. Although Pike won the cases, insufficient reparations were awarded to the tribes in 1856 and 1857."

His statue was pulled down by loonies during George Floyd as part of the Floyd-era Maoism.

[Texas Eagle]

Heh, heh. DemonicRATS tried so hard to erase any link to their pro-slavery roots but Trump says, “Nuh, uh, uhhhh....not so fast.

[Vaduz]

Agree

[cuz1961]

Now do the rest!

[madison10]

Good!

[Dawgreg]

Put them ALL back!! Only one side has been taught and I’m sick of it......it’s a new day and it should be taught about BOTH sides.

[cuz1961]

All the CW vets deserve to have their monuments restored.

[central_va]

We want Bobby Lee back!

[cowboyusa]

I agree, let’s honor Genrral Sherman as a hero.

[Dawgreg]

I agree, let’s honor Genrral Sherman as a hero.

In your dreams

[Bob Wills is still the king]

“Put them ALL back!! Only one side has been taught and I’m sick of it......it’s a new day and it should be taught about BOTH sides.”
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Both sides? You mean Americans and treasonous Confederates?

[cowboyusa]

Great American hero.Sam Houston was also one. And Daniel Faragut also. Some Texans followed his and President Trump’s political hero, Andrew Jackson, and fought for the Union.