Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Watch

Police clash with protesters attempting to take down Andrew Jackson statue in Washington DC

Published
Protesters and police clashed near the White House after demonstrators attempted to tear down a statue of former US President Andrew Jackson and scrawled 'killer scum' on the base. Andrew Jackson has been long criticised for signing into law the Indian Removal Act during his 1829-37 presidency, which forced Native Americans to march west in what was described as the 'Trail of Tears'.
Tags
North America
World
Share

Recommended for you

A close up shot of a woman with brown hair and a dark green jumper
Taiwanese mother faces deportation
A composite image of different properties and Australian currency
Two men, one in a red t-shirt and barefoot and the other in dark clothing and a bucket hat, stand talking on a city sidewalk outside a building entrance.
A stylised image of two men in the foreground, with the one on the right leaning against a white ute. There's a sheep at a solar farm in the background.
A middle-aged man wearing with short grey hair and wearing a navy suit
A political graphic features Donald Trump speaking in the foreground against a background map of the Strait of Hormuz overlaid with the Iranian flag.
A composite image of a middle-aged white man, soldiers in uniform and a Lady Justice stature and gavel

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world