'The Five' host Greg Gutfeld suggests red states become 'statue sanctuaries' as NYC Council plans to remove statues of historical figures

2023-09-21 12:58

'The Five' hosts criticized the NYC Council for ignoring the more concerning issues of the city for the sake of the statue removal project

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The New York City Council has suggested that they will be taking steps toward the removal of statues of historical figures from the city. 'The Five' hosts criticized the council for ignoring more concerning issues of the city for the sake of the project.

Host Greg Gutfeld also went on to suggest that the statues can remain in states ruled by the GOP if the council actually were to go ahead with the official removal processes.

Greg Gutfeld on protecting the statues of founding fathers

The NYC Council has made advances to remove the statues of the founding fathers of America like Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. This is in response to the statues' being "honoring" monuments for men who were historically slaveholders or were associated with colonial rule.

"Where should the statues go?" Gutfeld asked. Then, he suggested, "I think red states should declare themselves as 'statue sanctuaries', right?"

Gutfeld also mocked the left for believing that the statues were emblematic of America's violent past as he said the statue removal had nothing to do with reducing crime.

'The Five' hosts criticize NYC council for being ignorant of NYC's issues

'The Five' hosts pointed out that the NYC Council was not just ignorant of the relevance of America's history but also the Big Apple's other growing concerns like the migrant crisis.

"Italians are gonna be mad," Jesse Watters pointed out for Columbus' case, and added, "...Instead, they are going to put a plaque as a peace offering and it's $10,000 to say in small letter that Columbus was a bad guy."

Watters also asked one of the council members working on the statue removal bill to be "proud" of the founding members, adding, "Without them, we wouldn't have a country."

Democrat Harold Ford Jr also said that the city had bigger concerns like public school challenges, mental health issues, migrant issues, and crime.

"Redirect some of that passion...to make sure we don't repeat some of the challenges we faced [in the past]," Ford Jr said while addressing the council members.