By Shania Shelton, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN

(CNN) — The Trump administration is planning to reinstall two Confederate monuments, following through on a push by President Donald Trump to bring back statues that were removed in the wake of the George Floyd protests.

Hours after the US National Park Service said Monday that it will restore and reinstall a statue of Confederate military officer Albert Pike in Washington, DC, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that another Confederate memorial will return to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

“I’m proud to announce that Moses Ezekiel’s beautiful and historic sculpture — often referred to as ‘The Reconciliation Monument’ — will be rightfully be returned to Arlington National Cemetery near his burial site,” Hegseth said on soc

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