Donald Trump has railed against the “cancel culture” of those who toppled monuments during recent anti-racism protests, in a speech to mark 4 July at Mount Rushmore. President condemned those who targeted statues as “angry mobs” trying to deface “our most sacred memorials”.
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States.
The four presidents were chosen to represent the nation’s birth, growth, development, and preservation, respectively.
South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture’s design and oversaw the project’s execution from 1927 to 1941.
Mount Rushmore, sometimes referred to as the “Shrine of Democracy”, was constructed with the intention of symbolizing “the triumph of modern society and democracy.”
