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Former President Donald Trump bashed the removal of a massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday, warning that "our culture is being destroyed and our history and heritage, both good and bad, are being extinguished by the Radical Left."
In a statement released by his Save America PAC, Trump described Lee as a "genius"Â who could have led America to victory in Afghanistan.
The 21 foot tall bronze statue had anchored the Virginia capital's Monument Avenue since 1890.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam had ordered the statue's removal last summer amid nationwide protests for racial justice.
The state's Supreme Court sided with the decision after it was challenged in court.