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President Donald Trump looks at a newly installed statue of Alexander Hamilton that was mistaken for one of Thomas Jefferson, as he returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2026.
I (DON'T) KNOW HIM

White House Humiliated After Mixing Up Founding Fathers

Trump called two new Rose Garden statues “unbelievable.” And he was, unfortunately, correct.

Vic Verbalaitis

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MALL OF AMERICA

Leavitt Says Trump Can Tear Down Jefferson Memorial

The press secretary’s stunning remarks came as dramatic photos showed the full extent of Trump’s East Wing demolition.

Farrah Tomazin

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14:  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is expected to issue a proclamation on the 90th anniversary of Social Security and highlight his administration's efforts on the program. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
DON'S GALLERY WALL

Trump Joins Dead Presidents in Bizarre ‘Tariff Men’ Painting

A photo of the image hanging, outlined in gold, was posted online by his principal deputy press secretary.

Emell Derra Adolphus

The White House: from the People's House to Trump's private Versailles
Opinion
WE THE PEOPLE

Washington’s Legacy Is the People’s House, Not Trump Palace

The nation’s first president rejected a plan to build a big, ostentatious White House. Now, Trump wants a glamorous ballroom.

David Gardner

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‘LAWFUL CONQUEROR’

Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lethal Pursuit of Happiness is Our Legacy

His acquittal is only the latest reminder that life and liberty have always been about the protection of property.

Barrett Holmes Pitner

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opinion
‘COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION ACT”

There’s a Long History of Reparations—for White Enslavers

Slave-trading nations including the United States paid off enslavers for their “loss of services” and even billed Haiti, with interest, for claiming liberté, égalité, fraternité.

Kali Holloway

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THROW IT AWAY

UVA Redraws Logo in Reckoning With Campus’ Slavery Past

Two-month-old design is tossed after school acknowledges its subtle nod to walls that once hid enslaved people on Thomas Jefferson’s campus.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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GOT TO GO

AL Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue, Ignite Jefferson

Footage shows demonstrators at George Floyd protest taking down the top part of a statue of city founder Charles Linn.

Jamie Ross

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POWER GRAB

The Madness of King Donald? Thomas Jefferson Called It.

The Declaration of Independence is an uncanny warning for today. And no matter how many the outrages, the Republicans have become the King’s party.

Clive Irving

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opinion
SMALL MAN

Jefferson Blasted Despotism—Trump’s Celebrating It

Among the complaints against King George in the Declaration of Independence? That he “has obstructed the administration of justice.”

Michael Tomasky

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opinion
‘KEEP ALIVE THEIR ATTENTION’

The Wolves at our Door Today Were Born in the 1970s

As the working class expanded and fragmented, cultural appeals replaced economic ones and organized labor, and laborers, paid the cost.

Richard A. Greenwald

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