The new structure by the White House hails Trump and the white supremacists “he boldly stood to defend when they marched in Charlottesville, Virginia.” A second mysterious and satirical monument has appeared in the nation’s capital, this time a “tribute” to former President Donald Trump for referring to the white supremacists who marched in a 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, as “very fine people.” “The Donald J. Trump Enduring Flame” popped up early Monday a few blocks from the White House. Mounted on a faux cement block, it depicts a large bronze hand holding up a flaming tiki torch, a nod to the torches carried by the thousands of neo-Nazis and right-wing extremists who terrorized the Virginia town in a “Unite the Right” rally. (…) The 2017 rally in Charlottesville descended into hours of violence and chaos, as thousands of white supremacists and armed militia groups faced off with counterprotesters. Three people died, and dozens were treated for injuries. Several attendees were later indicted on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate. Then-President Trump, who has fanned white nationalism and far-right extremism for years, responded to the violence by claiming there were “very fine people” on both sides. Trump has since pushed back on this characterization of events, claiming he wasn’t talking specifically about white supremacists when he mentioned “very fine people.” It’s not clear, however, which attendees of the white supremacist rally he was describing as “very fine.”
via huff: Mysterious Tiki Torch Monument Honors Trump For Calling Neo-Nazis ‘Very Fine People’