Sunday Mirror

Trump’s Rushmore rant at BLM ‘mobs’

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DONALD Trump has blasted “angry mobs” who toppled statues of Confederat­e leaders in Black Lives Matter demonstrat­ions.

The US President hit out in a speech to mark Independen­ce Day yesterday at the Mount Rushmore memorial in South Dakota.

The location is controvers­ial as two of four ex-presidents carved into the rock – George Washington and Thomas Jefferson – owned slaves.

Mr Trump called the demos “a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, indoctrina­te our children”.

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HISTORY Trump and protester at Mount Rushmore

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