The removal, and replacement, was seemingly decided way back in 2016.
"State lawmakers voted in 2016 to replace the Smith statue at the National Statuary Hall amid a nationwide backlash against Confederate symbols that followed the 2015 shooting deaths of nine black worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. Lawmakers later decided to use a statue of educator and civil-rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune to represent the state."
DeSantis was only a representative in 2016, meaning it really wasn't up to him.
C'mon guys, do a little research before freaking out and jumping to conclusions. It took me all of five minutes to find this info, and I haven't even had any coffee yet this morning.
Wrong.
https://news.wjct.org/state-news/2020-09-18/future-of-floridas-gen-kirby-smith-confederate-statue-remains-undecided
The removal, and replacement, was seemingly decided way back in 2016.
"State lawmakers voted in 2016 to replace the Smith statue at the National Statuary Hall amid a nationwide backlash against Confederate symbols that followed the 2015 shooting deaths of nine black worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. Lawmakers later decided to use a statue of educator and civil-rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune to represent the state."
DeSantis was only a representative in 2016, meaning it really wasn't up to him.
C'mon guys, do a little research before freaking out and jumping to conclusions. It took me all of five minutes to find this info, and I haven't even had any coffee yet this morning.