Threat prompts Tennessee school to remove Trump painting

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Tennessee school officials have removed a piece of student art depicting President Donald Trump and the Statue of Liberty after receiving a threat.

According to news reports, the painting has been hung in the hallway of Southwind High School — located just outside of Memphis — since 2016. The painting showed Trump with his mouth covered by white brush strokes and the Statue of Liberty covering her face.

School officials say the painting has not sparked any complaints over the years. However, the painting recently gained attention on social media and the school decided to remove it after receiving a threatening phone call on Friday. The district says it respects students' rights to free speech and encouraged students to express themselves"through art or in any other peaceful manner."

 

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ABC and democrats caused this hate

Democrat fascists

Here, I'll help: 'The painting showed Trump with his mouth covered by white brush strokes and the Statue of Liberty covering her face.' I think the painting wasn't pro-Trump. I haven't seen it but I read the article.

They should Donald is the biggest looser.

This is so sad. What is happening to America

Good.

Wrong, put it back

Was he screwing the statue?

Trash should not be is a school

Just maybe we should go after the clown that made the threats and prosecute him I’m/her. Typical dumb approach to the issue!

I think the incident was related to China and the countries hostile to Mr. Trump.

So this what the TN school district is teaching the students? It someone —even just one—person complains about X, let alone a picture of the POTUS and the Statute of Liberty, you should fold. Shame on TNSD. I thought TN stood for this country very disappointed in TN.

He looks like Sasquatch

ABC Instead of taking down the art..report the threats to the police!! STAND OF FOR AMERICA SO SOCIALISM DOESNT TAKE OVER WITH LESS JOBS, HIGHER TAXES, NO FREEDOMS,LESS SERVICES! & AMERICA BECOMES A LAWLESS SOCIETY & A POLICE STATE UNDER SOCIALIST IDEOLOGIES! WAKE UP AMERICA!!

Dam shame

Stupid

It's okay MR, PRESIDENT I HAVE ONE AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT TO DO. realDonaldTrump RealCandaceO

Thats funny

People are threatening schools in TN? Was he FBI alerted? Art is offensive? Sounds like a 1stAmendment issue to me.

Maybe they should be going after the person making the threat, instead of taking down the picture of the president of the United States! SMFH Libtards losing their mind over Trump! RIDICULOUS! MAGA LandSlide2020

Trump hadn’t been nothing but hate and evil since he’s been in office!

Tennessee school officials have removed a piece of student art depicting President orange man and the Statue of Liberty after receiving a threat.

This was antiTrump Art so cultists please move on to defending this mass killer, El Paso Shooter Identified Online As Trump Supporter Who Didn’t Like ‘Race Mixing’ and parroted his,anti immigrant speeches word for racist word.

Giving in to a threat is not the right thing to do. We cannot bend to threats.

So glad to see 1st amendment rights being upheld in our schools. People can march around with genitalia on their heads but a picture of our President and a symbol of freedom and diversity of our country is off limits?! What are we teaching our next generations?!

Pull racism at its roots. I applaud it.

Lets be brave and keep it up. Time to protect free speech and not hang back with the brutes ( Tennessee Williams’s words)

Par for the course

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I bet trump and Hannity will mention this soon! realDonaldTrump HANNITY

The threat was from the Statue of Liberty.

Why can’t we support the president? It is free country ! No one should be demonized for their beliefs wether you agree or disagree

Lmfao the tolerant left

After a mass shooting by a supremacist

Liberals are dangerous

And you’re going with this right now FFS.

Lunacy on the left.

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