FRANKFORT, Ky. – Having led the push to take down a statue of Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky Capitol, the state's governor had a ceremonial role Saturday in its removal from the place it stood for decades.Gov.
Andy Beshear pushed the button to a rig that lifted the 15-foot (4.5-meter) marble statue off its pedestal in the ornate Capitol Rotunda.
The governor tweeted a photo showing the memorial to the Confederate president being hoisted for removal.“Today I pressed the button to bring it down," the Democratic governor said in his tweet. “Now, every child who walks into their Capitol feels welcome.