President Donald Trump tweets support for preserving Confederate statues

A damaged nearly century-old Confederate statue lies on a pallet in a warehouse in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Allen Breed/AP Photo)

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has tweeted that he is siding with people who want to preserve Confederate monuments across the U.S.

Here's his series of posts:

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President Trump tweets support for preserving Confederate statues