Hours after Nikki Haley announced that she will be running for US president in 2024, a decade-old video of hers surfaced online where she can be heard saying that states have the right to secede.&nbsp;The clip was shared by Patriot Takes, an anonymously run social media account and fundraising Pac which claims to “monitor and expose right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy”.

According to them, the video is from 2010 and features an unnamed neo-Confederate group.

“I think that they do,” Haley can be heard saying. “I mean, the constitution says that,” she added. She, however, said that South Carolina, from where the Republican was elected as the governor, should not secede.

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In 2010, presidential candidate Nikki Haley told a pro-Confederate group that states have a right to secede. 
 
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The Confederates were a group of 11 southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61 to prevent the abolition of slavery. They were defeated in the spring of 1865, and then reunited with the rest of the country to form the present United States.

According to reports, the 2010 clip pertains to an interview conducted by the Sons of Confederate Veterans — &nbsp;a non-profit organisation of male descendants of Confederate soldiers who commemorate their ancestors and promotes the pseudohistorical&nbsp;Lost Cause&nbsp;ideology and white supremacy.

The video appeared to show Haley discussing the placement of a Confederate flag on statehouse grounds and expressing support for Confederate History Month in schools, which she compared to “Black History Month … as long as it’s done in a positive way and not in a negative way, and doesn’t harm anyone”.

When Haley was also asked about the cause of the civil war, she said, “I think you had one side of the civil war that was fighting for tradition and one side of the civil war that was fighting for change.”

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Hours after Nikki Haley announced that she will be running for US president in 2024, a decade-old video of hers surfaced online where she can be heard saying that states have the right to secede.

Hours after Nikki Haley announced that she will be running for US president in 2024, a decade-old video of hers surfaced online where she can be heard saying that states have the right to secede. The clip was shared by Patriot Takes, an anonymously run social media account and fundraising Pac which claims to “monitor and expose right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy”. According to them, the video is from 2010 and features an unnamed neo-Confederate group. “I think that they do,” Haley can be heard saying. “I mean, the constitution says that,” she added. She, however, said that South Carolina, from where the Republican was elected as the governor, should not secede. In 2010, presidential candidate Nikki Haley told a pro-Confederate group that states have a right to secede. Interviewer: “Do you believe the states of the United States have the right to secede from the Union?” Haley: “I think that they do. I mean, the Constitution says that.” pic.twitter.com/QwJNdhZpDV — PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) February 14, 2023 × The Confederates were a group of 11 southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61 to prevent the abolition of slavery. They were defeated in the spring of 1865, and then reunited with the rest of the country to form the present United States. According to reports, the 2010 clip pertains to an interview conducted by the Sons of Confederate Veterans — a non-profit organisation of male descendants of Confederate soldiers who commemorate their ancestors and promotes the pseudohistorical Lost Cause ideology and white supremacy. The video appeared to show Haley discussing the placement of a Confederate flag on statehouse grounds and expressing support for Confederate History Month in schools, which she compared to “Black History Month … as long as it’s done in a positive way and not in a negative way, and doesn’t harm anyone”. When Haley was also asked about the cause of the civil war, she said, “I think you had one side of the civil war that was fighting for tradition and one side of the civil war that was fighting for change.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

After Nikki Haley’s 2024 presidential bid announcement, old clip saying US states can secede surfaces

The&nbsp;United&nbsp;States&nbsp;will&nbsp;rename&nbsp;nine&nbsp;army&nbsp;bases&nbsp;that honour figures from the pro-slavery Confederacy by the beginning of 2024, defence secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.

Nationwide protests against racism and police brutality that were sparked by the 2020 murder of George Floyd reignited calls to&nbsp;rename&nbsp;the&nbsp;bases, and Congress mandated that they be changed despite opposition from then-president Donald Trump.

"The names of these installations and facilities should inspire all those who call them home, fully reflect the history and the values of the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States, and commemorate the best of the republic that we are all sworn to protect," Austin wrote in a memo on the decision.

The 2021 defence budget required the establishment of a commission to plan for the removal of Confederate-linked "names, symbols, displays, monuments, or paraphernalia" from defense department property, and gave the secretary three years to carry out its recommendations.

"I am committed to implementing all of the commission's recommendations as soon as possible," Austin said in the memo, adding that this will happen when a 90-day waiting period expires in December and will be completed "no later than January 1, 2024".

"The changes will give proud new names that are rooted in their local communities and that honor American heroes whose valor, courage, and patriotism exemplify the very best of the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States&nbsp;military," he wrote.

Trump opposed the renaming effort in 2020, tweeting that his administration "will not even consider" changing the names of the&nbsp;bases, which "have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom."

He vetoed the defence bill, but Congress overrode it in a blow to the president, who by then had lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

All of the&nbsp;bases&nbsp;being renamed are located in Southern&nbsp;states&nbsp;that seceded from the&nbsp;United&nbsp; States&nbsp;and formed the Confederacy, which lost the 1861-1865 Civil War.

They include Fort Benning in Georgia, home to the US&nbsp;Army&nbsp;Infantry&nbsp;School, and Fort Bragg in North Carolina, home to the US Special Forces Command and the storied 82nd Airborne Division.

Fort Benning is currently named after brigadier general Henry Benning, an ardent secessionist who argued for the "superiority" of the white race.

The commission recommended it be renamed Fort Moore to honor US lieutenant general Hal Moore -- who commanded American troops during their first major battle with North Vietnamese forces -- and his wife Julia.

Fort Bragg, named for major general Braxton Bragg, an inept general who was relieved of command, is recommended to become Fort Liberty.

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The United States will rename nine army bases that honour figures from the pro-slavery Confederacy by the beginning of 2024, defence secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.

The United States will rename nine army bases that honour figures from the pro-slavery Confederacy by the beginning of 2024, defence secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday. Nationwide protests against racism and police brutality that were sparked by the 2020 murder of George Floyd reignited calls to rename the bases, and Congress mandated that they be changed despite opposition from then-president Donald Trump. "The names of these installations and facilities should inspire all those who call them home, fully reflect the history and the values of the United States, and commemorate the best of the republic that we are all sworn to protect," Austin wrote in a memo on the decision. The 2021 defence budget required the establishment of a commission to plan for the removal of Confederate-linked "names, symbols, displays, monuments, or paraphernalia" from defense department property, and gave the secretary three years to carry out its recommendations. "I am committed to implementing all of the commission's recommendations as soon as possible," Austin said in the memo, adding that this will happen when a 90-day waiting period expires in December and will be completed "no later than January 1, 2024". "The changes will give proud new names that are rooted in their local communities and that honor American heroes whose valor, courage, and patriotism exemplify the very best of the United States military," he wrote. Trump opposed the renaming effort in 2020, tweeting that his administration "will not even consider" changing the names of the bases, which "have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom." He vetoed the defence bill, but Congress overrode it in a blow to the president, who by then had lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. All of the bases being renamed are located in Southern states that seceded from the United States and formed the Confederacy, which lost the 1861-1865 Civil War. They include Fort Benning in Georgia, home to the US Army Infantry School, and Fort Bragg in North Carolina, home to the US Special Forces Command and the storied 82nd Airborne Division. Fort Benning is currently named after brigadier general Henry Benning, an ardent secessionist who argued for the "superiority" of the white race. The commission recommended it be renamed Fort Moore to honor US lieutenant general Hal Moore -- who commanded American troops during their first major battle with North Vietnamese forces -- and his wife Julia. Fort Bragg, named for major general Braxton Bragg, an inept general who was relieved of command, is recommended to become Fort Liberty.

US to rename military bases that honour Confederate figures by 2024

A statue of US Confederate General Robert E Lee was removed in the city of Charlottsville, Virginia in the US. The statue had been at the centre of a deadly white supremacist rally in August 2017. There had been protests over plans to remove the statue. During the white supremacist protest four years ago, a woman was run down by a car and killed.

As the statue was removed and driven away in a truck, onlookers cheered. City authorities had welcomed viewers from 6 am to view the removal. The statue stood in the Market Street Park.

Statues of Confederate generals who fought for pro-slavery south during the American Civil War still evoke fierce reactions. Some say that the statues are part of American culture while others say that they are symbols of America's pro-slavery past.

The city's planned removal of the Lee statue in 2017 prompted a rally by neo-Nazis and white nationalists that turned deadly when a car driven into a crowd killed a counter-protester, 32-year-old Heather Heyer.

Weeks later the Charlottesville city council unanimously ordered the Jackson statue to be removed.

Citizens including the Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans sued Charlottesville over the removal plans. In April, Virginia's highest court ruled the city could remove the two Confederate statues, overturning a state Circuit Court decision that had upheld the citizen lawsuit.

The city installed protective fencing and designated no-parking zones around the parks in anticipation of Saturday's removals, according to a Friday statement.

Asked whether the city was aware of any planned protests, Wheeler said, "an indication of how we feel about this is, we're inviting the public to join us in the park."

"We think a lot of our community members really want to be there to see this happen."

(With inputs from agencies)

A statue of US Confederate General Robert E Lee was removed in the city of Charlottsville, Virginia in the US. The statue had been at the centre of a deadly white supremacist rally in August 2017.

A statue of US Confederate General Robert E Lee was removed in the city of Charlottsville, Virginia in the US. The statue had been at the centre of a deadly white supremacist rally in August 2017. There had been protests over plans to remove the statue. During the white supremacist protest four years ago, a woman was run down by a car and killed. As the statue was removed and driven away in a truck, onlookers cheered. City authorities had welcomed viewers from 6 am to view the removal. The statue stood in the Market Street Park. Statues of Confederate generals who fought for pro-slavery south during the American Civil War still evoke fierce reactions. Some say that the statues are part of American culture while others say that they are symbols of America's pro-slavery past. The city's planned removal of the Lee statue in 2017 prompted a rally by neo-Nazis and white nationalists that turned deadly when a car driven into a crowd killed a counter-protester, 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Weeks later the Charlottesville city council unanimously ordered the Jackson statue to be removed. Citizens including the Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans sued Charlottesville over the removal plans. In April, Virginia's highest court ruled the city could remove the two Confederate statues, overturning a state Circuit Court decision that had upheld the citizen lawsuit. The city installed protective fencing and designated no-parking zones around the parks in anticipation of Saturday's removals, according to a Friday statement. Asked whether the city was aware of any planned protests, Wheeler said, "an indication of how we feel about this is, we're inviting the public to join us in the park." "We think a lot of our community members really want to be there to see this happen." (With inputs from agencies)

US: Charlottsville statue at the centre of deadly 2017 protests removed

Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can remove statues of two Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017.

The court overturned a 2019 Circuit Court ruling that the statue of Lee and a nearby monument to Stonewall Jackson could not be removed because they were protected by state law.

The Charlottesville City Council approved a resolution to remove the Lee statue in 2017. A group of citizens filed a lawsuit opposing the move, and white nationalists rallied in the city in August 2017 to protest the effort. White nationalists clashed with counterprotesters, one of whom was killed when a car driven by an Ohio man plowed into a crowd.

(After the rally, the council voted to also remove the statue of Jackson; the lawsuit was then amended to include both statues.)

Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn of the Virginia Supreme Court wrote in the court’s opinion that the city could remove the statues because they were erected before the adoption of a state law that prohibits cities from disturbing or interfering with monuments and memorials once they are in place.

“In the present case, the Statues were erected long before there was a statute which both authorized a city’s erection of a war memorial or monument and regulated the disturbance of or interference with that war memorial or monument,” Goodwyn wrote.

The Lee statue was erected in 1924 in Lee Park, and the Jackson statue was erected in 1921 in Jackson Park.

The state law in question applied only to counties when it was passed in 1904. It was amended in 1997 to give cities and local governments the authority to erect war-related monuments and memorials, while still prohibiting localities from disturbing or removing them.

“The trial court erred by interpreting the statute as operating retroactively to prohibit removal of the Statues from the City’s parks,” Goodwyn wrote.

The state General Assembly amended the state law last year to allow localities “to remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover” any monument or memorial on their public property.

The state Supreme Court decision lifted an injunction that had prevented the city of Charlottesville from removing the two statues. The court also vacated damages that had been awarded to the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including lawyers’ fees.

Lawyers representing the city and the plaintiffs did not respond to requests for comment. Frederick Payne, who is listed as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, declined to comment when reached by phone on Thursday.

Chip Boyles, Charlottesville’s city manager, said the high court’s decision was a victory for the city.

“I and my administration will work diligently to plan the next steps, in coordination with City Council,” Boyles said in a statement. “We also look forward to engaging our community in the redesign of these park spaces in a way that promotes healing and that tells a more complete history of Charlottesville.”

Richard Schragger, a law professor at the University of Virginia who has followed the case, said Thursday’s ruling was “a symbolic victory in a way, and an important one,” following a year of protests against racism and police brutality in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The protests rekindled a movement to remove Confederate statues and monuments in cities across the United States that became gathering places for demonstrations against police violence.

In Richmond, the state capital and the former capital of the Confederacy, three statues of Confederate figures were removed from the city’s Monument Avenue, and a state judge ruled that a 21-foot statue of Lee, which sits atop a 40-foot base, could be removed as well. The Lee statue remains in place pending an appeal from the plaintiffs who had challenged Gov. Ralph Northam’s order to remove it.

Virginia’s attorney general, Mark Herring, said in a statement in response to Thursday’s ruling that he was looking forward to fighting in the state Supreme Court this summer against the appeal seeking to block the removal of the Lee statue in Richmond.

“I have worked hard to help remove poisonous Confederate propaganda from our publicly owned spaces, because I believe it glorifies a false history and sends a dangerous and divisive message about who and what we value,” Herring said.

In February, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported that more than 160 Confederate symbols had been removed from public spaces following Floyd’s death.

Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can remove statues of two Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017.

Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can remove statues of two Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017. The court overturned a 2019 Circuit Court ruling that the statue of Lee and a nearby monument to Stonewall Jackson could not be removed because they were protected by state law. The Charlottesville City Council approved a resolution to remove the Lee statue in 2017. A group of citizens filed a lawsuit opposing the move, and white nationalists rallied in the city in August 2017 to protest the effort. White nationalists clashed with counterprotesters, one of whom was killed when a car driven by an Ohio man plowed into a crowd. (After the rally, the council voted to also remove the statue of Jackson; the lawsuit was then amended to include both statues.) Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn of the Virginia Supreme Court wrote in the court’s opinion that the city could remove the statues because they were erected before the adoption of a state law that prohibits cities from disturbing or interfering with monuments and memorials once they are in place. “In the present case, the Statues were erected long before there was a statute which both authorized a city’s erection of a war memorial or monument and regulated the disturbance of or interference with that war memorial or monument,” Goodwyn wrote. The Lee statue was erected in 1924 in Lee Park, and the Jackson statue was erected in 1921 in Jackson Park. The state law in question applied only to counties when it was passed in 1904. It was amended in 1997 to give cities and local governments the authority to erect war-related monuments and memorials, while still prohibiting localities from disturbing or removing them. “The trial court erred by interpreting the statute as operating retroactively to prohibit removal of the Statues from the City’s parks,” Goodwyn wrote. The state General Assembly amended the state law last year to allow localities “to remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover” any monument or memorial on their public property. The state Supreme Court decision lifted an injunction that had prevented the city of Charlottesville from removing the two statues. The court also vacated damages that had been awarded to the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including lawyers’ fees. Lawyers representing the city and the plaintiffs did not respond to requests for comment. Frederick Payne, who is listed as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, declined to comment when reached by phone on Thursday. Chip Boyles, Charlottesville’s city manager, said the high court’s decision was a victory for the city. “I and my administration will work diligently to plan the next steps, in coordination with City Council,” Boyles said in a statement. “We also look forward to engaging our community in the redesign of these park spaces in a way that promotes healing and that tells a more complete history of Charlottesville.” Richard Schragger, a law professor at the University of Virginia who has followed the case, said Thursday’s ruling was “a symbolic victory in a way, and an important one,” following a year of protests against racism and police brutality in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The protests rekindled a movement to remove Confederate statues and monuments in cities across the United States that became gathering places for demonstrations against police violence. In Richmond, the state capital and the former capital of the Confederacy, three statues of Confederate figures were removed from the city’s Monument Avenue, and a state judge ruled that a 21-foot statue of Lee, which sits atop a 40-foot base, could be removed as well. The Lee statue remains in place pending an appeal from the plaintiffs who had challenged Gov. Ralph Northam’s order to remove it. Virginia’s attorney general, Mark Herring, said in a statement in response to Thursday’s ruling that he was looking forward to fighting in the state Supreme Court this summer against the appeal seeking to block the removal of the Lee statue in Richmond. “I have worked hard to help remove poisonous Confederate propaganda from our publicly owned spaces, because I believe it glorifies a false history and sends a dangerous and divisive message about who and what we value,” Herring said. In February, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported that more than 160 Confederate symbols had been removed from public spaces following Floyd’s death.

Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues, High Court rules

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