Trump resurrected the statue of a slave owner - and it cost the taxpayer more than $500,000, report says (opens original article in a new tab)

The Trump administration spent over $527,000 on a no-bid contract to install a statue of slave-owning Founding Father Caesar Rodney in Washington, D.C., amid criticism of the expenditure's ethics and purpose.

• The Trump administration spent over $527,000 on a no-bid contract to install a statue of slave-owning Founding Father Caesar Rodney in Washington, D.C.
• The statue, previously removed in Delaware in 2020, was installed in Freedom Plaza near the White House as part of the America 250 celebrations.
• Critics called the expenditure unethical and questioned the use of taxpayer funds for a statue of a slave owner during a holiday celebration.