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Macomb County Prosecutor Lucido Speaks Out After Robert E. Lee Post
In a statement, Lucido apologized for the "stress the January 19th post created," and that he does not support Lee's role in the Civil War.
January 23, 2023
Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido issued an apology Friday after receiving backlash for a social media post quoting Robert E. Lee on his birthday, calling the post "inappropriate" and "insensitive."
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A screenshot of the Jan. 19th post showed a statue of Lee with his birth date, and a quote attributing Lee that reads: "What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world."
In his statement, Lucido apologized for the "stress the January 19th post created," adding that he does not support Lee's role in the American Civil War "or what the Confederate Army was trying to achieve."
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