By Mike Brest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/mike-brest
The Department of Homeland Security has created a specialized task force dedicated to protecting national monuments, statues, and memorials.
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf announced the creation of the DHS Protecting American Communities Task Force on Wednesday morning. The group will coordinate departmental law enforcement agency assets to best defend the monuments.
“DHS is answering the President’s call to use our law enforcement personnel across the country to protect our historic landmarks,” Wolf said in a DHS press release. “We won’t stand idly by while violent anarchists and rioters seek not only to vandalize and destroy the symbols of our nation, but to disrupt law and order and sow chaos in our communities.”
“As we approach the July 4th holiday, I have directed the deployment and pre-positioning of Rapid Deployment Teams (RDT) across the country to respond to potential threats to facilities and property,” he added. “While the Department respects every American’s right to protest peacefully, violence and civil unrest will not be tolerated.”
President Trump signed an executive order last week to protect monuments, statues, and memorials from acts of vandalism. He said the order would combat "criminal violence" and the desecration of monuments, referring to recent calls to tear down statues of historical figures as "lawless acts against our Great country."
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