Rep. Pingree Corrects Rep. Greene's Mistake on Robert E. Lee's Role in U.S. History During Debate on Federal Funds for Removing Monuments

Rep. Chellie Pingree informed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that Robert E. Lee was not one of the Founding Fathers, after Greene mentioned Lee's statue being removed.

The amendment debated would prevent federal funds from being used to remove any national monuments.

Greene argued there's no reason to remove monuments and Democrats are trying to erase history.

Pingree responded that Lee was a Confederate general, not a Founding Father, and his statue in Charlottesville was not a national monument.

Pingree said she finds it rich that the party supporting book banning now claims to want to preserve history and monuments.