Well, let's take Teddy Roosevelt as an example:
"The American Museum of Natural History has asked to remove the Theodore Roosevelt statue because it explicitly depicts Black and Indigenous people as subjugated and racially inferior," his office said at the time.
The Theodore Roosevelt statue in front of New York's Museum of Natural History will finally be removed - CNN
And then George Washington and Abe Lincoln:
Last summer and fall, protesters toppled Portland statues depicting three U.S. presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
Last month, local authorities quietly adopted a policy that could ensure the statues stay down.
https://www.wweek.com/news/city/202...residents-new-rules-may-keep-them-mothballed/
And another one of Abe Lincoln:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midw...0200630-hhfadge53fethiobylwvklz24q-story.html
Yeah, so much for it being a "false statement".