A monument to Trump's 'very fine people on both sides' comment pops up in D.C.

Sarah K. Burris
October 28, 2024 

"The Donald J. Trump Enduring Flame" monument appeared Monday with a hand holding a tiki torch, mockingly honoring Trump's response after the deadly "Unite the Right" riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, reported Huffington Post reporter Jen Bendery. (Photo credit: Chris Lang)

Another monument has popped up in Washington, D.C. mocking Donald Trump with a faux honor.

"The Donald J. Trump Enduring Flame" monument appeared Monday with a hand holding a tiki torch, mockingly honoring Trump's response after the deadly "Unite the Right" riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, reported Huffington Post reporter Jen Bendery.

The rally was a white supremacist gathering in which men in khakis and white shirts marched through the streets in August 2017. During the rally, a car driven by James Alex Fields Jr. mowed down a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others.

Standing behind a podium at Trump Tower, he claimed, that "there were very fine people on both sides" protesting that day.

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Two years later, he tried to claim that he answered the question "perfectly" and that he was talking about "people that went because they felt very strongly."

On the front of the monument, which sits not far from the White House, a plaque reads: "This monument pays tribute to President Donald Trump and the 'very fine people' he boldly stood to defend when they marched in Charlottesville, Virginia. While many have called them white supremacists and neo-nazis, President Trump’s voice rang out above the rest to remind all that they were 'treated absolutely unfairly.' This monument stands as an everlasting reminder of that bold proclamation."

The monument comes after a bronze-colored desk appeared last week on the National Mall with Nancy Pelosi's nameplate on it and a pile of excrement shaped like the emoji on it, the Huffington Post reported.

The desk violation sardonically honors the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A group called "Civic Crafting" filled out the permit with the National Parks Service to erect the monuments.

See the photos of the latest statue below.