Common sense is making a comeback under the Trump administration, which does not tolerate the erasing of American history.
The Pentagon is restoring a portrait of Robert E. Lee to the West Point library, where it hung for 70 years until a post-George Floyd congressionally mandated commission ordered the removal of all displays that “commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy,” The New York Times reported.
“At West Point, the United States Military Academy is prepared to restore historical names, artifacts, and assets to their original form and place,” Army communications director Rebecca Hodson told the Times. “Under this administration, we honor our history and learn from it — we don’t erase it.”
The restoration of the portrait, which includes a slave guiding the Confederate general’s horse in the background, comes three years after it was taken down.
The portrait in question: Robert E. Lee, by Sidney Dickinson. https://t.co/hm1A9I1h7l pic.twitter.com/afETgza4w7
— The ’60s at 60 (@the_60s_at_60) August 29, 2025
Lee was a West Point graduate and served as superintendent of the school from Sept. 1, 1852, to March 31, 1855. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army after Fort Sumter was fired on in April 1861 and took command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Lee would become the Confederacy’s most successful general and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician. He lost his Virginia estate during the war, which was later turned into Arlington National Cemetery.
His portrait was donated to the West Point library in honor of the 100th anniversary of his becoming superintendent of the academy.
As might be expected, the left is not handling the restoration very well — here’s a quick sampling of their protests, as seen on X:
**CAUTION: Strong Language
How revolting.
The fascists are flexing.— Sassy Kathy (@bresla_linda) August 29, 2025
Ok, now they’re just being gratuitous
— Richard B Yhap (@richard_yhap) August 29, 2025
Whoever gets through this has a sacred duty to light that motherfucker on fire.
— D Von Pm (@Pvmfu) August 29, 2025
For the class on How To be A Traitor To Your Country?
— Jazzmom 2.0 (@AJazzmom98) August 29, 2025
Obscene. Those traitors lost. We should’ve dealt with the confederacy then, just like we need to deal with MAGA now.
— hypercans (@hypercans) August 29, 2025
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Author: Tom Tillison
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