Presidential Candidate Wants to Remove Portrait of Democratic Party Founder Andrew Jackson

Presidential Candidate Wants to Remove Portrait of Democratic Party Founder Andrew Jackson
U.S. presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 9, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
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A former president and principal founder of the Democratic Party should not be glorified in the White House a U.S. presidential hopeful said in Iowa on Aug. 19. Also, his medals should be stripped,

If U.S. presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) wins the 2020 election, she would like to see a portrait of former U.S. President Andrew Jackson permanently removed from the White House Oval Office and his medals of honor rescinded, according to CNN.
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