Maine Gov. Paul LePage continues to prove that he has indeed lost his damn mind, comparing the removal of Confederate monuments to removing a monument to those who died in the 9/11 attacks.
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According to the Associated Press, LePage made the comments Thursday morning on WGAN-AM when asked for his reaction to the violent white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Va.
โWhether we like it or not, this is what our history is, and to me itโs just like going to New York City right now and taking down the monument of those who perished in 9/11,โ LePage said. โIt will come to that.โ
LePage argued that those who support the removal of a statue of Confederate Civil War Gen. Robert E Lee โdonโt even know the history of this country and they are trying to take monuments down.โ
LePageโwho said he didnโt hear about all the violence until Tuesday because he doesnโt watch TV or read newspapers (???)โdid condemn the Ku Klux Klan and its supporters, but then went on to echo some of President Donald Trumpโs rhetoric, saying that both sides are โequally as bad,โ including those who were demanding the removal of the Lee statue.
โI think what they are standing for is equally as bad; they are trying to erase history,โ LePage told WGAN. โHow can future generations learn if we are going to erase history? Thatโs disgusting.โ
Read more at the Chicago Tribune.
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