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Washington Monument Benefactor Doubts Bowser’s Proposal To Rename, Remove Monuments ‘Will Be Taken Seriously’

Jon Brown
Washington Monument Benefactor Doubts Bowser’s Proposal To Rename, Remove Monuments ‘Will Be Taken Seriously’
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The benefactor of the Washington Monument’s recent renovation told Fox News host Dana Perino on Tuesday that he doubts the District’s proposal to “remove, relocate, or contextualize” major monuments in Washington, D.C., will be “taken seriously.”

Philanthropist and Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, who donated more than $10 million to repair the iconic obelisk after it was damaged in a 2011 earthquake, told Perino, “There are many things I worry about, but removing the Washington Monument is not something I worry about,” according to Fox News.

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