Since she can't get rid of the Capitol complex's Confederate statues just yet, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she's removing paintings of four House Speakers who sided with the south during the Civil War to mark Juneteenth. Legislation has been introduced in both chambers that would bar statues of those 'who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America' to be on display as part of the Statuary Hall collection. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she would be removing four paintings of former House speakers who sided with the Confederacy. The paintings she's getting rid of include portraits of former speakers Robert Hunter, Howell Cobb, James Orr and Charles Crisp. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was against the removal of statues when he spoke to reporters on Tuesday.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2020 17:48 UTC