NYC to remove Roosevelt statue over racism concerns

New York City announced Sunday it would remove a statue of former US President Theodore Roosevelt long criticized as a racist and colonialist symbol, but the move drew criticism from Donald Trump. The bronze sculpture of Roosevelt, which has been at the entrance of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) for 80 years, depicts the former leader on horseback towering over a black man and a Native American man -- who are both on foot. Theodore Roosevelt IV, aged 77, a great-grandson of the 26th American president, released a statement approving the removal saying "the world does not need statues." But President Donald Trump criticized the decision to remove the statue, tweeting: "Ridiculous, don't do it!"