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Trump Posts AI Eagle; Admin Restores Confederate Statue

7/1/2026

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President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated White House image of an eagle with eleven stars on Truth Social, which the White House later shared.
Steve Schmidt called the design grotesque and un-American because it resembles Confederate iconography.
The administration restored a toppled Confederate General Albert Pike statue in Washington, D.C., and reversed plans to rename military bases honoring Confederate figures.

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President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated White House image of an eagle with eleven stars on Truth Social, which the White House later shared.
Steve Schmidt called the design grotesque and un-American because it resembles Confederate iconography.
The administration restored a toppled Confederate General Albert Pike statue in Washington, D.C., and reversed plans to rename military bases honoring Confederate figures.