What Happened: Kennedy Jr. voiced his opposition to the removal of Confederate statues, including that of General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, during a recent episode of the ...

Kennedy Jr. has condemned the removal of Confederate statues ... If the idea is to make RFK Jr.’s candidacy more attractive to reactionaries, maybe it has some cynical value.

The statue of Lee was already slated for removal by the city, but the Battle of Charlottesville should be an inflection point in the broader debate over Confederate statuary. The monuments should go.